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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2002
Page
1
Trevor McGraw was reportedly abducted in a playful prank as birthday girls escorted him into a limousine. School officials say the incident was lighthearted and handled as a student-to-student celebration without harm.
Tim Shallenburger, fresh from the GOP nomination, hosted a unity breakfast in Topeka with rivals Bob Knight and Dave Kerr pledging support against Democrat Kathleen Sebelius. The event stressed party unity between conservative and moderate wings, though key moderates and conservatives were absent, signaling more work ahead for full consolidation.
In Topeka AP reports Phill Kline, a Shawnee former congressman, won the Republican nomination for attorney general after a hard fought campaign against David Adkins, a Leawood state senator. With 98 percent of votes counted, Kline had 50 percent to Adkins 39 percent. Topeka Attorney Charles McAfee finished with 11 percent.
Incumbent Republican Cliff Mayo, 68, wins re election as 4th District Finney County Commissioner. Mayo takes 62 percent with 235 votes to 143 for 26 year old challenger Hi Gere, who vows future competitiveness as Mayo hails a good race.
Finney County voters favored LB Fann in a school board election while Rundell, a 13 year veteran of the state board, was upset in the district race. The article notes Lee Rundell on the page with scattered district results and local focus on the 5th District Education seat.
Finney County voters cast 2633 ballots in a Tuesday primary, with 102? registered party voters and 5600 unaffiliated potentially choosing a party. The tally narrows Republican field and sets Democrat and Republican nominees for the November 5 general election.
In Kearny County, Shannon McCormick won the District 1 county commission seat with 129 votes, Ralph Goodnight had 85 votes, and LeRoy Danler watched results with friends. The three candidates praised voter interest and said citizens win regardless, with Goodnight as Lakin mayor looking forward to cooperating with the new commissioner.
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