Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
This month’s primary election in Douglas County offered poll workers a “surprise whammy at the end” as voter numbers suddenly increased, leading to the county’s second-highest primary turnout to date.
Kansas Democrats are trying — again — to break the Republican supermajority in the Statehouse. Most of the make-or-break contested races are in the Kansas City area.
Some Kansas House incumbents in southeastern Kansas lost their seats in Tuesday’s primary, more than 150 candidates faced no opponent, and a Tonganoxie seat may still be too close to call.
Republican Ty Masterson rode President Donald Trump’s endorsement to victory Tuesday in a seven-candidate gubernatorial primary, while Democrat Cindy Holscher shrugged off Gov. Laura Kelly’s blessing of a rival candidate to win the party’s nomination.
Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have changed to electing state Supreme Court justices, in a win for groups that were concerned the change would impact abortion rights and school funding.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall will face United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton in November’s U.S. Senate election, according to race calls from the Associated Press.
Primary election results brought few surprises for statewide offices as most candidates ran unopposed. The lone exception was a skirmish between Democrats Jennifer Day and Samuel Lane.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Attendees at the Douglas County Democrats’ watch party in downtown Lawrence celebrated the failure of a proposed constitutional amendment as well as local candidates’ successes. Rep. Suzanne Wikle will retain her house seat.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Douglas County Commissioner Patrick Kelly will hold his longtime seat, and newcomer Ethan Spurling has ousted incumbent Gene Dorsey.
The secretary of state is in charge of responding to important questions regarding Kansas elections. The candidates running for the office have different answers.
