Democratic candidate for governor Paul Davis launched his first TV ad of the campaign on Wednesday, and then promptly pulled it off the air after the Kansas Republican Party said an actor in the commercial had previously been charged with sex offenses. "His first ad strikes a confident tone, ...

Political junkies in Kansas are being treated to an unusually large number of polls this election cycle, which gives people who are nerds about statistics a lot to work with. The latest came out Tuesday night from [SurveyUSA][1], which conducted a poll on behalf of KSN-TV in Wichita. It ...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chad Taylor is facing heat from a Democratic women's group stemming from a controversy three years ago over prosecuting domestic battery cases in Shawnee County. But Taylor says the issue is being misconstrued, and he insists he still has strong support from ...

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach had an experience that no candidate or public official ever wants when his name appeared on the Douglas County list of delinquent property taxes. Kobach lives in Wyandotte County but owns agricultural property in rural Douglas County. His name appeared ...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chad Taylor's campaign says you can forget about any rumors that he's even remotely considering withdrawing from the race. "He absolutely will not drop out," Taylor's campaign manager Brandon Naylor said by phone Friday. Taylor won a close Democratic ...

Another poll is showing the state's top two Republican candidates in trouble for the upcoming election. [Public Policy Polling][1] shows Gov. Sam Brownback trailing slightly behind Democrat Paul Davis, 37-39 percent, while U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts is leading in his race, mainly because he faces ...