Jackson County’s Perennial Challenger Stacy Lake Gets Her Shot to Lead as County Executive

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
  • Stacy Lake celebrates victory in the Jackson County Executive Democratic primary at Cliff’s Taphouse in Kansas City on August 4, 2026. (Cassandra Isobelle Flores /KCUR 89.3)
    Stacy Lake celebrates victory in the Jackson County Executive Democratic primary at Cliff’s Taphouse in Kansas City on August 4, 2026. (Cassandra Isobelle Flores /KCUR 89.3)

    After garnering close to 50% of the vote in a crowded primary, attorney Stacy Lake may be the next official to carve out policies and weigh in on the Jackson County budget. Lake will take on the sole Republican candidate, Alan Rohlfing, in the November general election.

    After narrowly losing to Frank White Jr. in the 2022 Democratic primary, Stacy Lake staged a comeback as winner of the Democratic …