Who is running for Platte County Treasurer (unexpired two-year term) in 2026?

Republican nominee, Platte County Treasurer (unexpired term)

Krysten Jury, a Republican, is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for Platte County Treasurer (the unexpired two-year term) against independent Chris Kendall¹. The sources reviewed document only her candidacy and give no biography.

• The Nov. 3 ballot lists her as the Republican candidate for the unexpired term as County Treasurer¹. The Platte County certificate of candidates for the Aug. 4 primary and the official primary results list Elliot Lahn as the only Republican candidate for County Treasurer²³; the sources reviewed do not explain how she became the nominee. No campaign announcement, biography or primary coverage was found in the sources reviewed.

County Treasurer, Platte County (appointed 2025)

Chris Kendall, listed on the November ballot as an independent, is the sitting Platte County Treasurer, appointed in March 2025 to fill a vacancy, and is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot for the unexpired term against Republican Krysten Jury¹². The county says he has more than 30 years of finance and accounting experience³.

• County Treasurer of Platte County since March 2025 (appointed to the vacancy), per the county²³
• More than 30 years in finance, accounting and leadership, including controller of the American International Charolais Association and earlier banking and hotel accounting roles³
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, University of Missouri-Kansas City (1989); master of ministry, Colorado Theological Seminary (2017)³
• Pastor of Salem Christian Church in Weston for 10 years and former Village of Farley trustee, per the Platte County Landmark⁴
• The Platte County Commission appointed him interim treasurer effective March 17, 2025³⁴; the Landmark reports Gov. Mike Kehoe later confirmed him⁴. The Landmark reported in March 2026 that he would seek the Republican nomination in the Aug. 4 primary⁴, but the Platte County certificate of candidates for that primary and the official primary results list Elliot Lahn as the only Republican candidate for County Treasurer⁵⁶. The Nov. 3 ballot lists Kendall as an independent against Republican Krysten Jury¹. The sources reviewed do not explain the change.