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Kansas AG Candidate Kris Kobach Declares Victory; Opponent Says Race Isn’t Over Yet

Wednesday, November 9 by Aaron Napier

By Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican attorney general candidate Kris Kobach declared victory Tuesday night, though his Democratic opponent Chris Mann says the race is still too close to call. At midnight, Kobach took to the Kansas GOP watch party stage to announce... Read More.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wins reelection over Republican challenger Derek Schmidt

Wednesday, November 9 by Aaron Napier

By Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has won a second four-year term, defeating Republican Derek Schmidt in a campaign that pitted her economic accomplishments against his transphobic appeals and attacks on pandemic policies. Schmidt congratulated Kelly on her “apparent reelection,”... Read More.

Poll Shows Kansas Governor, Attorney General’s Race Neck-and-Neck

Friday, November 4 by Aaron Napier

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KNS) - A new poll shows some Democratic candidates for statewide office in deep-red Kansas running neck and neck with their Republican opponents. The Emerson College poll(link is external) shows Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly leads... Read More.

Latest wildfire hits Western Nebraska as ranchers race to move cattle, quell blaze

Sunday, October 2 by Brownfield Ag News

Local ranchers are helping neighbors move cattle in the path of the latest wildfire to hit the drought-stricken Nebraska Sandhills. The Nebraska Forrest Service says the Bovee Fire started in the Bessey Ranger District inside the Nebraska National Forrest in Thomas County on Sunday... Read More.

Poll Shows Kansas Governor’s Race Neck-and-Neck, Attorney General’s Race Also Close

Thursday, September 22 by Aaron Napier

TOPEKA, Kan. (KNS) - A new poll shows the race for Kansas governor is a virtual dead heat between Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly and Republican challenger Derek Schmidt. The Emerson College poll has Kelly leading Schmidt 45% to 43%, a difference within the poll’s... Read More.

Kelly, Schmidt Agree to Take Part in Two Debates, One Forum in Governor’s Race

Thursday, September 1 by Adam Kolb

By Tim Carpenter TOPEKA (Kansas Reflector) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican challenger Derek Schmidt plan to take part in two campaign debates and a question-and-answer forum over the next five weeks. The first on the calendar would be the election forum hosted by the... Read More.

Kansas Recount Affirms Early Trend: Johnson Narrowly Defeats Tyson in GOP Treasurer’s Race

Friday, August 19 by Adam Kolb

By Tim Carpenter TOPEKA (Kansas Reflector) — State Sen. Caryn Tyson conceded the Republican Party’s nomination for state treasurer amid a recount she sought in... Read More.

Close Call: Race for District 1 Commission Seat in Reno County Decided by Two Votes

Tuesday, August 16 by Aaron Napier

RENO COUNTY – Two votes. That is the final margin to decide the Republican primary for Reno County Commissioner 1st District. Once 22 provisional ballots from that race were counted Monday during the canvass of the August 2nd election, Randy Parks won the nomination... Read More.

Narrow Vote Gap in Kansas Republican State Treasurer Race Triggers Special Audit

Thursday, August 4 by Grant Barrett

By Noah Taborda Topeka, Kan. (Kansas Reflector) — A narrow margin in the race for the Republican nomination for state treasurer triggered a new provision in state law requiring counties to conduct additional audits in especially close contests. As of Thursday, state Rep. Steven Johnson held... Read More.

Kobach Prevails in GOP Attorney General Race; Treasurer Campaign Very, Very Close

Wednesday, August 3 by Aaron Napier

Tim Carpenter TOPEKA, Kan. (Kansas Reflector) — Former Secretary of State Kris Kobach sidestepped money and influence of Republican powerbrokers to capture the party’s nomination for attorney general in a showdown with Sen. Kellie Warren and former federal prosecutor Tony Mattivi. Kobach, of the historic territorial... Read More.

Kelly, Schmidt Secure Party Nominations in Kansas Governor’s Race — Wildcard Pyle Awaits

Wednesday, August 3 by Aaron Napier

By Tim Carpenter TOPEKA, Kan. (Kansas Reflector) — Democrat Laura Kelly and Republican Derek Schmidt emerged victorious from Tuesday’s primary brandishing the organizational framework and burnished messaging of gubernatorial campaigns ready for a three-month sprint to November. Schmidt, who spent the past dozen years as attorney... Read More.

Kansas State Senator Delivers Signatures Needed to Enter Governor’s Race as Independent

Monday, August 1 by Aaron Napier

By Sherman Smith TOPEKA, Kan. (Kansas Reflector) — Kansas Sen. Dennis Pyle delivered 8,894 signatures Monday to the Secretary of State’s Office, clearing the 5,000 threshold needed to secure a place as an independent candidate for governor on the November ballot. Pyle’s entry into the... Read More.

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Kansas AG Candidate Kris Kobach Declares Victory; Opponent Says Race Isn’t Over Yet

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wins reelection over Republican challenger Derek Schmidt

Poll Shows Kansas Governor, Attorney General’s Race Neck-and-Neck

Latest wildfire hits Western Nebraska as ranchers race to move cattle, quell blaze

Poll Shows Kansas Governor’s Race Neck-and-Neck, Attorney General’s Race Also Close

Kelly, Schmidt Agree to Take Part in Two Debates, One Forum in Governor’s Race

Kansas Recount Affirms Early Trend: Johnson Narrowly Defeats Tyson in GOP Treasurer’s Race

Close Call: Race for District 1 Commission Seat in Reno County Decided by Two Votes

Narrow Vote Gap in Kansas Republican State Treasurer Race Triggers Special Audit

Kobach Prevails in GOP Attorney General Race; Treasurer Campaign Very, Very Close

Kelly, Schmidt Secure Party Nominations in Kansas Governor’s Race — Wildcard Pyle Awaits

Kansas State Senator Delivers Signatures Needed to Enter Governor’s Race as Independent

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