Sedgwick County voters will decide Nov. 3, 2026, whether to keep Shawn Elliott on the bench as Kansas 18th Judicial District Court judge for Division 29. Elliott, a Republican, is certified for the general election ballot, according to BallotReady election data.
Elliott assumed office Jan. 9, 2023, and his term ends Jan. 11, 2027. He presides from the Sedgwick County Courthouse at 525 N. Main St. in Wichita, according to the 18th Judicial District Court website. Elliott is assigned to traffic cases.
Candidate information
- Name: Shawn Elliott
- Party: Republican
- Office sought: Kansas District Court Judge, District 18, Division 29
- Assignment: Traffic
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
Experience and public service
Elliott acquired his Kansas bar license in 1992, according to his Avvo profile. Before joining the bench, he worked as a criminal defense attorney in private practice in Wichita, according to KMUW.
He was appointed to the Division 29 seat in 2023, according to the 18th Judicial District Court website. Elliott won the Nov. 8, 2022, general election for the position, running unopposed and receiving 99,556 votes, according to Ballotpedia.
That was not his first bid for the bench. Elliott ran in the 2016 Republican primary for Kansas 18th Judicial District Division 24 judge and lost to Tyler Roush. Elliott received 12,397 votes (39.05%) to Roush's 14,472 votes (45.58%), according to Ballotpedia.
Endorsements
Elliott received an endorsement from Kansans for Life PAC during his 2022 race, as reported by KMUW. No 2026 endorsements were available for this profile.
On the issues
No issue responses or policy statements from Elliott were available for this profile.
Candidate information in this profile is drawn from BallotReady election data, Ballotpedia, the 18th Judicial District Court website, Avvo and KMUW reporting. The Wichita Ledger did not interview the candidate for this article.
