Democrats Gain Few Seats In Kansas Legislature Primaries
Balance of power shifted slightly as Democrats captured one Kansas Senate seat in Wichita and two Sedgwick County House seats, with leaders optimistic about gains while results from Johnson County and other areas remained pending. Democratic and Republican leaders reacted with cautious summaries of the night.
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Wichita
Michael O’donnell
Senate
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
House
Sedgwick County
Joe Scapa
Steve Anthimides
Democratic Party
Kerry Gooch
Johnson County
Zach Haney
Hensley
Statehouse
Haney
Karleskint keeps 42nd District seat in GOP hands
Republican Jim Karleskint defeats Democrat Kara Reed in the 42nd District Kansas House race, with unofficial returns 58 to 42 percent. Incumbent Rep. Connie O'Brien was unseated in the GOP primary. Ballard, Sloan, Francisco, Holland also win reelection or remain in office. Reed is a Tonganoxie councilwoman. Karleskint is a retired school superintendent.
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Kara Reed
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Karleskint
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Sam Brownback
O'Brien
Brownback
Reed
Tonganoxie
Leavenworth County
Manies
Sloan
House
Rayerrick
Tom Holland
Echo van Meteren
van Meteren
Kris van Meteren
Singularis Group
Holland
Judges and justices lead in Kansas retention races
Five Kansas Supreme Court justices and six Court of Appeals judges appeared headed toward retention late Tuesday with about half precincts reporting. Despite campaigns by Kansans for Justice Kansans for Life and others, all judges on the ballot led with at least 57 percent. The ads centered on death penalty cases and abortion rulings. disclosure of campaign spending is not required by Kansas law.
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Supreme Court
Lawton Nuss
Carol Beier
Dan Biles
Marla Luckert
Jonathan
Reginald Carr
Kansans For Justice
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Brennan Center For Justice
Kansans For Life
Kansas State Rifle Association
Kansas Court of Appeals
Kansas
Kansans For Fair Courts
Caleb Stegall
Sam Brownback
Brennan Center
Federal Communications Commission
Lawrence area lawmakers reelected without opposition
Two Lawrence legislators were reelected Tuesday night without opposition. Rep Boog Highberger of the 46th District and Rep John Wilson of the 10th District were unopposed, with Highberger receiving 8 903 votes and Wilson 8 229 votes.
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Boog Highberger
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