OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Voters in Johnson County elected the first Democrat to serve as sheriff in nearly 100 years Tuesday night, sending Byron Roberson to the office.

Democratic Party candidate for Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson gets a hug from a supporter at an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in downtown Overland Park.

Byron Roberson is the first Democrat in 96 years, and the first African American, to hold the office of Johnson County Sheriff. Chosen by voters in last week's election, Roberson succeeds the ...

Nov. 5, 2024, is a day Byron Roberson will never forget. It’s the day he was elected as the first Black sheriff of Johnson County, and the first Democrat to serve in nearly a century.

Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson promised to review the investigation after he took office last month. He released his review of the investigation Feb. 4, 2025.

Democratic candidate Byron Roberson won the race, securing 50.6 percent of the vote among Johnson County voters. According to unofficial results, ...

Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson officially ended the years-long election fraud investigation initiated by his predecessor, Calvin Hayden. It produced no criminal charges.

No one can deny Prairie Village Police Chief Byron Roberson is an agent of change. On Tuesday, Johnson not only became the first Democrat elected as Johnson County Sheriff in nearly a century ...

The Kansas attorney general argued in a recent opinion that Johnson County commissioners overstepped their bounds by putting ...

Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson officially ended the years-long election fraud investigation initiated by his predecessor, Calvin Hayden. It produced no criminal charges.

Johnson County voters chose Byron Roberson as their next sheriff in a close race Tuesday, electing a Democrat to lead the department for the first time in nearly a century and after heavy scrutiny ...

Voters in Johnson County, Kansas have officially selected Democrat Byron Roberson as the new county sheriff in a tight race against Republican Doug Bedford.