Incumbent Buchanan County Sheriff Mike Strong cruised to an easy Democratic primary win over challenger Ron Fisher and will take on a retired Kansas City police officer in November.  Mike rolled up 60 percent of the vote defeating Fisher 3551 to 2370.

Patrick Grove battled it out all night with veteran sheriff’s deputy Bill Puett, and when it was all over Grove won the Republican nomination for Sheriff by 52 votes out of nearly 7,000 cast.  The final tally was Grove 3452, Puett 3400.