Two progressive candidates who opposed Douglas County’s plan to expand its jail appeared set to win election to the County Commission. In the early ballot returns, Democratic candidates Shannon Reid and Shannon Portillo held strong leads over their Republican challengers for the County ...

Story updated at 10:59 p.m. Tuesday TOPEKA (AP) — Republican Roger Marshall won the most competitive U.S. Senate race in Kansas in decades, while President Donald Trump carried the state again in the presidential race and voters elected two new Republican congressmen. The marquee race in ...

Several local candidates on Tuesday were on the path to win election to Douglas County positions as they earned votes in uncontested races. While most faced party challengers during the August primary elections, the Democratic candidates for the county’s sheriff, district attorney, clerk, ...

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 ...

Updates from around Douglas County on Election Day: 9:35 p.m. The race between Democrat Tom Holland and Republican Willie Dove for a state Senate seat is now a dead heat, but the incumbent Holland may have the advantage to hang on. With new results coming in from both Douglas and ...

TOPEKA — Democrats went into Tuesday's election with their best chance in half a century of winning a Senate seat in Kansas, as voters in the typically reliable Republican state sought to settle the most expensive political contest in its history. The race between Republican Roger Marshall, ...