Though the depressingly low turnout didn’t even break 10 percent, Tuesday’s primary for Wichita City Council identified incumbent member Lavonta Williams and community activist Janet Miller as the favorites in the first and sixth districts, respectively. All three face-offs in the April 7 general election — Williams versus James Barfield, Miller versus Bob Aldrich and incumbent Jim Skelton versus Charley “Chuck” Dahlem — promise a brisk debate on how the city should wield its economic development tools and cover its bills during the downturn, among other issues. Voters citywide also need to get engaged in the races for three Wichita school board seats. Such nonpartisan elections may not generate a lot of heat, but their results can spell success or big trouble.
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