Tag: election

The scandals engulfing the National Rifle Association threaten to undercut its financial and political power heading into the crucial 2020 U.S. elections. The organization has long been perceived as a kingmaker, and was in fact…

Twenty-three more ballots were added to the mix of the primary election. Allen County Clerk Sherrie Riebel said the 23 ballots that came in Wednesday were postmarked by Tuesday, as mandated by state law to…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Republicans on Tuesday nominated Rep. Roger Marshall for the Senate over polarizing conservative Kris Kobach, heeding the party establishment’s advice as it tries to keep a normally safe seat out…

With a handful of races decided in Tuesday’s primary election, one remains up in the air. As it stands, Allen County Commissioner Bruce Symes holds a seven-vote lead over challenger John Brocker in his re-election…

This November’s election was already shaping up to be a momentous one. Now there’s one more reason to cast your ballot. Allen County voters will have a say in loosening the county’s liquor laws. Commissioners…

Josiah D’Albini of Iola checks in with election clerk Lori Moran before casting his ballot in today’s primary election. Polls are open 7am-7pm. Unaffiliated voters can also weigh in on a vote to renew a…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Polls have opened in Kansas for a primary election that features a tight contest for the Republican nomination for an open Senate seat. At least 234,000 voters cast their ballots in…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Control of the Kansas Legislature could turn on dozens of down-ballot races in the Aug. 4 primary election, in which many of the contests, particularly for the Kansas Senate, pit conservative Republicans…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is seeing an increase in advance voting for the Aug. 4 primary amid the coronavirus outbreak.  As of Tuesday, the number of ballots voters returned by mail is almost six…

Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner, right, visits with Todd Brandon, owner of TJ’s BBQ in Humboldt Thursday. LaTurner, one of three seeking the Republican nomination for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, spent…