2020 Election

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Staffer on Marshall campaign for U.S. Senate seat has COVID-19

TOPEKA (AP) — A staffer on Republican Roger Marshall's campaign for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas has tested positive for the coronavirus. Marshall's campaign confirmed Tuesday that the staffer tested positive last week after experiencing mild symptoms and self-quarantining. Marshall ...

Davids, Adkins trade shots in debate for U.S. House seat in Kansas

MISSION — Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids and Republican challenger Amanda Adkins on Monday sought to portray each other as too extreme to represent a heavily suburban Kansas City-area swing district as they debated how to respond to the coronavirus and calls for police reform. Davids ...

Tuesday is the final day to request advance mail ballot for general election

Douglas County voters hoping to vote by mail have one day left to request a ballot. The deadline to request an advance mail ballot for the Nov. 3 general election is Tuesday, according to the Douglas County Clerk’s Office. Along with the races for the U.S. presidency and Congress, voters ...

Bollier extends fundraising advantage over Marshall in Kansas U.S. Senate bid

TOPEKA (AP) — Democrat Barbara Bollier has raised $4.3 million this month for her campaign for Kansas' open U.S. Senate seat, extending her fundraising advantage over Republican Roger Marshall and boosting her state record for fundraising to nearly $25 million. Bollier, a Kansas City-area ...

In Kansas U.S. Senate debate, Bollier says she opposes expanding Supreme Court

TOPEKA (AP) — Democrat Barbara Bollier said Thursday that she wouldn't support adding additional justices to the U.S. Supreme Court or vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's plan to raise taxes on high-income earners if she's elected to Kansas' open U.S. Senate seat. Bollier ...

A fear of the other party fuels culture war in Kansas’ U.S. Senate race

EL DORADO — The culture war issues that are polarizing national politics are also front and center in Kansas’ U.S. Senate contest: race, guns, abortion, climate change. Supporters of Republican candidate Roger Marshall fear a wave of Democratic victories will trigger radical changes in the ...