Record turnout in Douglas County hits 85.5 percent
New voters and school bond issues fueled heavy Election Day crowds in Douglas County. Unofficial counts show 42,445 of 49,628 registered voters cast ballots, with unaffiliated voters outnumbering Republicans and Democrats for the first time. Local officials cited Perot registration, Kids Voting, and KU student turnout as key factors. Polls reported long lines and some pencil shortages but no major problems.
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Douglas County
Patty Jaimes
Jaimes
Saimes
Ross Perot
Perot
Kansas University
Louise Silber
South Park Recreation Center
Silber
Democratic Party
10Th
Massachusetts
Kim Wells
Lawrence
Kansas Republican Party
Meyers and Slattery win easy in Kansas races
Incumbents Meyer s in the 3rd District and Slattery in the 2nd District held comfortable leads as 97 to 93 percent of precincts reported. Meyers won 60 percent to Love's 40 percent in the 3rd, while Slattery led Van Slyke 58 to 42 percent in the 2nd. Glickman captured the 4th District with 55 percent over Yost. Roberts led West in the 1st District with 70 percent to 30. Libertarians also ran in all districts.
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Jan Meyers
Tom Love
Kansas
Meyers
Overland Park
Kansas Senate
Love
Kansas House
Jim Slattery
Jim van Slyke
Slattery
van Slyke
Douglas County
Arthur Clack
Manhattan
Dan Glickman
Glickman
Eric Yost
Yost
Seth Warren
Wichita
Pat Roberts
Duane West
Roberts
West
Steven A. Rosile
Lawrence
Dole wins historic fifth Senate term in Kansas
In Topeka AP reports Dole defeats Gloria O'Dell and two minor candidates to claim a fifth six year term, matching Arthur Capper's Kansas record. With 97 percent counted, Dole shows 64 percent to 32 for O'Dell and 4 percent for Campbell-Cline. Total votes: Dole 24,415. O'Dell 14,194. Campbell-Cline 1,258. Kirk 1,198.
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Bob Dole
Kansas
Arthur Capper
U.S. Senate
Capper
Senate
Dole
U.S. House
Gloria O’dell
Christina Campbell-Cline
Mark B. Kirk
Wichita
O’dell
Campbell-Cline
Douglas County
Kirk
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