Dole wins re election in landslide over Wichita challenger
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole defeats Democrat Guy MacDonald in Kansas with 70 percent to 30 percent. Glickman Slattery Roberts Whittaker also win re races. Meyers unopposed. Results underscore Doles broad statewide support and a slate of incumbents returning to Washington as the 8 discussed district races favor Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Stephan Wins Third Term As Kansas AG In GOP Sweep
Incumbent Attorney General Robert Stephan, a Wichita Republican, defeats Dennis Moore to win a historic third four year term amid a broad GOP victory in Kansas. Stephan collects 435,863 votes to Moore's 389,859 as Republicans seize governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state and insurance commissioner offices.
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Kansans Approve Liquor By The Drink In County Votes
Kansas voters approve a constitutional amendment to legalize liquor by the drink in counties with a majority, along with statewide votes for pari mutuel wagering and a state lottery. The liquor measure passes about 60 to 40, with food-sale stipulations, while lottery support runs about 64 percent and pari mutuel around 60 percent.
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Lawrencian Frog Loses Amid Kansas Ballot Conflicts
Voters across Kansas rejected a Lawrence frog in Lawrence and rejected an opera house in McPherson along with a Wichita mayoral election initiative. Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Hiebert won decisively 4 886 to 1 850, defeating Agnes T Frog the environmentalists’ candidate. The amphibians are threatened in Kansas and may become endangered as highway bypass opposition grows near the Baker Wetlands.
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