Mayo seeks fourth district seat amid low competition
Finney County officials report low race competition as Cliff Mayo, seeking reelection, notes lack of opponents in the 4th District. Mayo, on the commission since 1997, emphasizes economic use of Finney County Fairgrounds and drainage fixes at the fairgrounds. Turnout was 16.5 percent with 2,653 votes cast of 16,108 registered voters.
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Gere
Mayo
Commission
Garden City
Finney County Fairgrounds
Roman Halbur
Alan Fankhauser
Halbur
Fankhauser
Finney County
Rundell Loses State Board Seat To Connie Morris
Connie Morris, 40, of St Francis, defeated 13 year veteran Rundell for the state board of education chair seat with 60 percent to 40 statewide. Locally Rundell led Finney County 66 to 34. Morris, a teacher, favors English instruction for immigrant children while Rundell cautions on migrant funding. Morris plans budget cuts and school reform, and supports conservative board shifts with Shallenburger and Kline tickets. Five of ten seats were contested. many districts swung with incumbents winning in the 1st and 8th.
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Rundell
State Board of Education
Connie Morris
St. Francis
Morris
Finney County
Hamilton
Finney
Ford
Seward
Sonny
Tim Shallenburger
Phill Kline
Shallenburger
Colorado
Clark Ford, Rush
Smith Counties
Val de Fever
Independence
Iris M. van Meter
Thayer
van Meter
DeFever
Janet Waugh
Hershel Martin
Kansas City
John Bacon
Olathe
Forrest E. Weddie
Shallenburger Wins GOP Nomination In Kansas
Shallenburger captured 42 percent of the vote with Kerr at 29 percent and Knight at 26 percent. Bloom, a former school superintendent, received 3 percent after dropping out and endorsing Knight. Shallenburger credited grassroots volunteers and a tax pledge for victory amid budget worries. Knight praised Shallenburger, Sebelius viewed as formidable in coming race.
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Shallenburger
Kerr
Knight
Dan Bloom
Eudora
Sebelius
Graves
Kerr, Knight
Department of Communication Studies
University of Kansas
Voter Turnout Totals Across Counties
County by county turnout figures show varying participation. Scott 29 percent with 940 of 3263. Kearny 31 percent, 687 of 2183. Lane nearly 42 percent, 613 of 1464. Grant 23 percent, 983 of 4335. Haskell 25 percent, 587 of 2317. Gray 25 percent, 708 of 2829. Stevens 28 percent, 847 of 2972. Hamilton 31 percent, 478 of 1524. Greeley 25 percent, 244 of 985.
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Scott County
Kearny County
Lane County
Grant County
Haskell County
Gray County
Stevens County
Hamilton County
Greeley County
Kline defeats Adkins in GOP race after bitter primary
Kline won the GOP race defeating Adkins and aimed to unite the party behind him for the November 5 general election. He praised volunteers across 105 counties and noted margins from Sedgwick County to Cloud County. Kline planned a GOP breakfast event and said he would stay active on the campaign trail.
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Kline
GOP
Adkins
Kansas City
Sedgwick
Cloud County
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St. Marys
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