In a night of historic feats for Democrats across the country on Tuesday, in Kansas, a milestone was achieved: Democrats in the state House of Representatives flipped more seats than in any election since 1930. Back then, a year into Herbert Hoover’s only term as president, Democrats picked ...
TOPEKA — With Democrat Cindy Holscher holding a 5,557-vote lead in the Kansas governor’s race, Republican Ty Masterson said early Wednesday he wanted the state to take “another look” at the results. “The first count does not seem to be going our way, but the margin is narrow enough ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters took a wrecking ball to the traditional map of political battlegrounds, electing Democrats in states that were long considered reliably Republican. Kansas, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Iowa, all states Republican Donald Trump easily won two years ago in the ...
The race to replace outgoing Gov. Laura Kelly is too close to call, with both Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher telling their supporters to hold tight. “We are confident that once all the votes are counted, we will win,” Holscher said at a party in Johnson ...
Conservative Republican firebrand Kris Kobach may have lost the attorney general’s office as unofficial results show Democrat Chris Mann with a lead and Mann is declaring victory. However, the Associated Press has not called a winner in the race and outstanding ballots could decide the ...
Lawrence Democrats running in House districts that are entirely within Douglas County kept a hold on their seats in what were largely unopposed races in Tuesday's election. Reps. Suzanne Wikle, Barbara Ballard, Mike Amyx and Brooklynne Mosley — all incumbents — will represent the ...