Jenkins defeats Schlingensiepen in 2nd District race
U S Representative Lynn Jenkins trails Tobias Schlingensiepen by 55 percent to 39 percent with most precincts counted in eastern Kansas. Libertarian Dennis Hawver holds 6 percent as Jenkins leads in a district spanning Nebraska to Oklahoma. Jenkins reports 1.4 million cash on hand versus Schlingensiepen’s 50,420.
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Topeka
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Johnson County
Kansas
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Oklahoma
Youth vote mirrors adults in Douglas County Kids Voting
More than 3,000 local students in Douglas County cast ballots in the Kids Voting project on Tuesday. Obama carried the youth vote 66 percent to 24 percent over Romney, while Jenkins trailed Schlingensiepen in the 2nd District. Adults favored Obama 60 to 37 and Schlingensiepen 56 to Jenkins 40 statewide.
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Campbell holds on to State Board of Education seat
Democrat Carolyn Campbell won the Kansas State Board of Education 4th District race 71 to 29 over Republican Jack Wu. The result preserves a social moderates majority on the board as it heads into new curriculum debates in science and social studies. Corrections to district lines and shifts in counties helped shape the race and future balance.
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Topeka
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Jefferson County
Kansas
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Johnson County
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Cindy Neigh
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Sue Storm
Walt Chappell
Wichita
Kathy Busch
Busch
David Dennis
Jim McNiece
McNiece
Salina and Hutchinson vote down anti-bias ordinances
In Salina about 54 percent backed repealing a June approved anti discrimination ordinance. In Hutchinson 58 percent opposed a measure banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing employment and public accommodations. Sedgwick County faced counting delays after polls closed with many military ballots counted by hand and a Valley Center site shut by software issues.
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Kansas voters weigh boat tax amendment in Topeka
Kansas voters backed a proposed constitutional amendment to expand property tax rules to watercraft and boats. Unofficial early returns showed narrow passage with about 90 percent counted, a move urged by the Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism to boost boat registrations.
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