2020 general election results: Democrats win Douglas County Commission races; Holland set to keep legislature seat

photo by: Associated Press

A Kansas advance mail-in ballot is seen Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Overland Park, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Even before polls opened Tuesday, Douglas County residents were on track to cast a record number of ballots in the 2020 general election. Strong advance voting in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic put the county above 50% voter turnout before Election Day, and it looked as if the county might surpass its 64% turnout from the 2008 general election.

In addition to the race for president, a number of local and state races will be decided by Tuesday’s election, including two county commission seats and seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

More coverage

• Election update: Democrats likely to take County Commission seats

Several other notable local offices on the ballot, including Douglas County district attorney and sheriff, were all but decided in the August primaries. More on those unopposed races can be found in the Journal-World’s voters guide, and results for all local races can be found on the Douglas County elections website. More results from state races can be found on the Kansas secretary of state’s website.

Some ballots — such as those postmarked on Election Day — may still be counted until Friday, and all results are unofficial until the canvass on Nov. 16.

For more coverage of the election, go to ljworld.com/2020-election/.

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Last updated: 10:41 p.m. Tuesday

Douglas County races

County Commission 2nd District

• Story: Democratic candidates hold large leads in Douglas County Commission races

Candidate Votes Percent
Shannon Reid (D) 11,283 62%
Brett LaRue (R) 6,794 37%
Write-in 105 1%
(Unofficial results, 35 of 36 precincts) 97% reporting

County Commission 3rd District

• Story: Democratic candidates hold large leads in Douglas County Commission races

Candidate Votes Percent
Shannon Portillo (D) 12,841 60%
Pam McDermott (R) 8,341 39%
Write-in 47 0%
(Unofficial results, 36 of 39 precincts) 92% reporting

Shall District Court Judge Barbara Kay Huff be retained in office?

• Story: 3 Douglas County District Court, 6 state judges set to retain positions

Candidate Votes Percent
Yes 37,910 80%
No 9,550 20%
(Unofficial results, 97 of 100 precincts) 97% reporting

Shall District Court Judge James McCabria be retained in office?

• Story: 3 Douglas County District Court, 6 state judges set to retain positions

Candidate Votes Percent
Yes 31,262 66%
No 16,009 34%
(Unofficial results, 97 of 100 precincts) 97% reporting

Shall District Court Judge Mark Simpson be retained in office?

• Story: 3 Douglas County District Court, 6 state judges set to retain positions

Candidate Votes Percent
Yes 37,504 80%
No 9,586 20%
(Unofficial results, 97 of 100 precincts) 97% reporting

State races

Kansas Senate 3rd District

• Story: Holland leads by more than 600 votes in close race for state senate

Candidate Votes Percent
Tom Holland (D) 19,505 51%
Willie Dove (R) 18,878 49%
(Unofficial results, 54 of 54 precincts) 100% reporting

Other Kansas Legislature races

• Story: Highberger beating third-party candidate; many other state legislators face no opposition

National races

U.S. Senate

• Story: Kansas GOP Rep. Marshall wins unusually tough U.S. Senate race

Candidate Votes Percent
Barbara Bollier (D) 498,944 43%
Roger Marshall (R) 614,258 52%
Jason Buckley (L) 56,956 5%
(Unofficial results, 2783 of 3587 precincts) 78% reporting
*results of this race will no longer be updated on this page

U.S. House 2nd District

• Story: Trump, GOP largely carry Kansas; incumbents hold onto House seats

Candidate Votes Percent
Michelle De La Isla (D) 121,883 41%
Jake LaTurner (R) 165,249 55%
Robert Garrard (L) 12,228 4%
(Unofficial results, 822 of 950 precincts) 87% reporting
*results of this race will no longer be updated on this page

U.S. House 1st District

• Story: Trump, GOP largely carry Kansas; incumbents hold onto House seats

Candidate Votes Percent
Kali Barnett (D) 62,917 30%
Tracey Mann (R) 143,637 70%
(Unofficial results, 864 of 1361 precincts) 63% reporting
*results of this race will no longer be updated on this page

U.S. House 3rd District

• Story: Trump, GOP largely carry Kansas; incumbents hold onto House seats

Candidate Votes Percent
Sharice Davids (D) 200,456 54%
Amanda Adkins (R) 162,924 44%
Steven Hohe (L) 9,913 3%
(Unofficial results, 516 of 643 precincts) 80% reporting
*results of this race will no longer be updated on this page

U.S. House 4th District

• Story: Trump, GOP largely carry Kansas; incumbents hold onto House seats

Candidate Votes Percent
Laura Lombard (D) 100,322 35%
Ron Estes (R) 183,604 65%
(Unofficial results, 575 of 633 precincts) 91% reporting
*results of this race will no longer be updated on this page

President

• Story: As of Wednesday morning, presidential race still too close to call

Candidate Votes Percent
Joe Biden (D) 497,841 42%
Donald Trump (R) 649,331 55%
Jo Jorgensen (L) 25,506 2%
(Unofficial results, 2783 of 3587 precincts) 78% reporting
*results of this race will no longer be updated on this page

Results provided by: Douglas County Elections Office and the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office

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