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Democrat Chris Mann has officially defeated incumbent Republican Kris Kobach in the race for Kansas attorney general, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
Kansas attorney general and secretary of state candidates are waiting for counts of provisional and mail-in ballots, as winners in the races remain undecided Wednesday.
Democrat Chris Mann says he’s defeated incumbent Republican Kris Kobach to win the attorney general’s office. But it’s very close and the Associated Press has not called the race.
Narrow margins dominated statewide races Tuesday, but as the clock neared midnight, two candidates claimed victory, leaving the races for attorney general and secretary of state unsettled.
After facing an ethics complaint in September for a similar issue, Kansas AG Kris Kobach once again took more campaign donations than the law allows. His campaign attributed them to coming from married couples.
Current Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is facing off against Democrat Chris Mann for the office again. The two were on the 2022 ballot, when Kobach won by 1.5 percentage points.
A woman who testified anonymously in Douglas County court earlier this month is one of several witnesses Kansas AG Kris Kobach has brought forward whose bias and credibility has been questioned.
Republican Kris Kobach and Democrat Chris Mann clashed Tuesday in a debate on their top priority as Kansas attorney general, their perspectives on capital punishment and even what they considered their opponents’ greatest attribute.
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The Lawrence City Commission will discuss the city’s conversion therapy ban at an open meeting in response to demands from Kansas AG Kris Kobach to revoke it.
Democrats think they have a shot to win the Kansas attorney general’s race this year after a narrow loss last time. The race four years ago was the tightest statewide race, and the two candidates are the same.
