Elections 2014

If elected, Docking won’t seek cabinet post, will likely focus on education

Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate Jill Docking said that if she and her running mate Paul Davis are elected, she plans to focus on education issues, but does not plan to hold a cabinet post, as some other lieutenant governors have done. “I’m not likely to have a cabinet position ...

Results, reaction as Kansas election returns come in

11:07 p.m. Paul Davis has conceded his race against Gov. Sam Brownback. http://twitter.com/LJWpqhancock/status/529862444190281728 http://twitter.com/LJWpqhancock/status/529862530278363136 --- 10:55 p.m. **Brownback widening lead over Davis** — *by Peter Hancock* With ...

Reporting from the polls

6:08 p.m. **Chatter about the police headquarters sales tax issue, via Chad Lawhorn:** I have been known to put the “un” in unscientific, especially on Election Day. I’ve spent almost two hours chatting with voters at various precincts across the city, particularly about their ...

V.P. Biden says Orman “with us”

Kansas Republicans on Tuesday pounced on a comment by Vice President Joe Biden who seemed to indicate that he thinks Greg Orman will align with the Democrats if he wins the U.S. Senate race in Kansas, something that Orman himself has never stated publicly. During an interview with WPLR-FM ...

Voter privacy concerns raised again

The 2014 election may be remembered as the starting point for a new and novel kind “get-out-the-vote” tactic: threatening people with public humiliation if they don’t turn out to vote. People who have received such messages have described them as “Orwellian” and complained that ...

Democratic Party mailer upsets some Kansas voters

A postcard sent out recently by the Kansas Democratic Party that was intended to boost voter turnout has instead caused some voters to complain about an invasion of privacy. "Responsible citizens vote and people are watching to ensure that you do your duty," the postcard reads. It goes on ...