Close Gray County Commission race hinges on provisional ballots
In Gray County the District 1 contest between Democrat Steve Irsik and Republican Mark Busch was separated by three votes with six provisional ballots yet to be counted. Final results await the Gray County Board of Canvassers on Friday and future recount decisions. Irsik emphasized voting accessibility while Busch pledged equal representation if elected.
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Steve Irsik
Gray County Commission
Mark Busch
Gray County
Gray County Board of Canvassers
Bonnie Swartz
Irsik
Busch
Hamilton County
George Kilgore
Kilgore
John
Dave Simon
Marcia Ashmore
Haskell County
Gene Ochs
County Commission
Janie Welsh
Ochs
Haskell
Welsh
Commission
Grant County
Carl Higgs
James Randle
Madison Tranter
Voter Turnout Varies Across Greeley Finney and Grant Counties
In Tuesday's general election Greeley County saw 63 percent turnout with 590 of 936 registered voters voting. Finney County reported 7,144 ballots cast from 16,345 registered voters at 44 percent. Grant County recorded 2,042 votes from 4,368 residents, about 47 percent, with Clerk Linda McHenry unsure of why turnout lagged.
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Greeley County
Linda Firner
Firner
Finney County
Grant County
Linda McHenry
Hamilton County
Stanton County
Gray County counts stalled by misprogrammed ballot card
Gray County election officials and eight assistants fought all night to count ballots after the counting machine failed to tally totals due to a misprogrammed card. The county later tested the machine in a test mode and printed results correctly. Other nearby counties reported smoother counts as turnout analysis shows varying levels across several counties.
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Gray County
Bonnie Swartz
Swartz
Nebraska
Southwest Kansas Stays GOP In Governor Race
In the statewide governor contest Kathleen Sebelius led 53 to 47 percent over Tim Shallenburger. In Finney County Shallenburger won 52–46 and Kearny 55–45. Several area counties favored the GOP by wide margins including Scott 60, Stevens 63, Wichita 66 percent. The attorney general race was split, with Kline leading Biggs 50–50 as of 99 percent counted and about 10,000 provisional ballots pending.
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Ers
Scott County
Stevens County
Lane
Kearny
Wichita County
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Tim Shallenburger
Finney County
Shallenburger
Kearny County
Stanton
Greeley
Grant
Hamilton County
Lane County
Scott
Haskell
Ward Loyd
Garden City
Topeka
House
Loyd
Statehouse
Southwest Kansans
Chris Biggs
Phill Kline
Kline
Finney
Hamilton
Stevens
Wichita
Ron Thournburgh
Kansas
Lynn Jenkins
Sandy Praeger
U.S
Pat Roberts
Rodge City
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Kansas attorney general race remains in limbo
TOPEKA AP Despite Republican Phill Kline holding a slim lead over Democrat Chris Biggs the outcome may take days. Final unofficial results show Kline ahead by 3489 votes out of over 809000 cast a 0.4 percent margin. Up to 10000 provisional ballots to be counted Friday by county officials could decide the result. Kline carried 78 of 105 counties while Biggs led in Sedgwick Shawnee and Wyandotte.
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Kline
Biggs
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
GCCC HALO sponsors Hispanic Student Day on campus
About 275 high school students will attend Garden City Community College Thursday for Hispanic Student Day hosted by HALO. The event aims to inspire first generation college attendance, featuring speakers from the Hispanic Economic Development Corp and sessions on financial aid and admissions. Students tour the campus, hear Q&A, and end with a talent show and awards.
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Garden City Community College
GCCC
Hispanic American Leadership Organization
HALO
Frankey Schmidt
Schmidt
Kansas
Hispanic Economic Development Corp
Catalina Velarde
Genario Ruiz
HEDC
Velarde
Ruiz
Mexico
Garden City High School
Saffell Library
Fine Arts
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Julie Chamberlain
Wiley Elementary
Holcomb Recreation Commission
ESS
Omaha
Neb
Sharon Hinkle
Southwest
Gccc Halo Chapter
Missouri
Southwest Missouri State University
Kansas City
University of Missouri
Universidad Veracruzana
Jackson County
League of United Latin
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