Other city elections should be more routine Goddard city voters will have numerous candidates to choose from at the end of a year that saw a lot of controversy, including the departure of a mayor/city council member, the firing of the city administrator and the departure of another top staffer. The surprise changes earlier this year led to the return of Hunter Larkin to the position of mayor, a position he resigned from in 2022 after allegations of improper relations with developers who were funding a possible Statehouse campaign and had business before the Goddard City Council.

Goddard election also draws a large crowd A primary election will be needed for the USD 268 Cheney Board of Education election, where 13 candidates filed for four open seats. Longtime BOE members Marcia Kampling and Jarrod Bartlett did not seek re-election.