3rd District race draws high attention in Kansas
In Kansas the 3rd District GOP primary pits Adam Taft against Kris Kobach and Patricia Lightner as Dennis Moore seeks renomination. Others like Sam Brownback face weak opposition while Democrats field Lee Jones and Robert Conroy. Ballots open at 7 a.m. with 430,000 Kansans voting statewide.
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Adam Taff
Dennis Moore
Taff
GOP
Kris Kobach
U.S. Justice Department
Patricia Lightner
Moore
Johnson and Wyandotte
Douglas County
Lawrence
U.S. Senate
State Board of Education
Ron Thornburgh
Regional primaries draw many in Franklin and Jefferson counties
In Jefferson and Franklin counties six and four Republicans bid for county posts. Jefferson 3rd District sees Donna Bates and Laverne Clark challenging Democrat Francis Grolmes with Bates seeking her first office at 67. Second District has Travis Oliver facing David Christy while Kevin Kuenzi runs in Democratic path for November. Treasurer race pits Mary Underwood against Tim Hood. Atty Jim Vanderbilt not seeking reelection. Michael Hayes seeks unopposed Republican for the post. Leavenworth six Republicans vie for 3rd District. Dem Jerry Wilburn is the target. Sheriff contest features Gene Tomrell and Democrat opponents. Leavenworth lacks a Republican candidate. Franklin County lists multiple county commission candidates and an incumbent county attorney facing a challenger.
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Franklin County Commission
Jefferson County
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Donna J. Bates
Bates
Oskaloosa
LaVerne W. Clark
Valley Falls
Francis A. Grolmes
Travis J. Oliver
David Christy
Meriden
Kevin D. Kuenzi
Perry
Mary F. Underwood
Winchester
Tim Hood
Jim Vanderbilt
Michael C. Hayes
Roy G. Dunnaway
Republican Register of Deeds
Delia A. Heston
Jerry Wilburn
Dick Brauer
Linwood
Fauna Dean
Basehor
Jon Gallion
Dean Droke
Tonganoxie
Ken Rahies
Marvin Torneden
Leavenworth County
Herb Nye
Dave Zoellner
Leavenworth
Gene “Gene
Tomrell
Franklin County
James L. Bunch
John E. Taylor
John C. Riddle
James Leland Barnhart
Ray DeJulio
Roy Dunn
Jesse L. Maddox
Douglas W. Morgan
John Dowell
Heather R. Jones
Potential challenger to Brownback submits petition
Horace Edwards, 79, filed as an independent for the U.S. Senate in Kansas minutes before the deadline. He submitted 5,267 signatures to the secretary of state to qualify for the November ballot, needing at least 5,000. Verification will take one to two weeks. Edwards, a former transportation secretary, aims to challenge Sen. Sam Brownback over policy priorities. Brownback faces Republican primary challenger Naramore. Democrats include Lee Jones and Robert Conroy.
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Lightner
Topeka
Sam Brownback
Lawrence
Arch Naramore
Lee Jones
Lenexa
Robert Conroy
Shawnee
Kansas Transportation
Horace Edwards
Secretary of State’s
Senate
Michael Kinard
Wichita Board of Education
Marty Mark
U.S. Senate
Edwards
Kansas Department of Transportation
Mike Hayden
Secretary of State
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