2020 primary election results: Valdez, Armbrister lead races with nearly all precincts reporting
photo by: Nick Krug/Journal-World File Photo
Douglas County residents cast their votes by mail and at the polls Tuesday. A number of local and state races on the ballot will be decided in the primary, as no opponents from the opposite party filed to run in November’s general election.
Also on the ballot were contested primaries for Kansas seats in U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
Polls closed at 7 p.m., and the Journal-World will update this page with results throughout the evening as votes are counted. More information can be found on the Douglas County clerk’s website and the Kansas secretary of state’s website.
For more coverage of the election, including previous stories about candidate forums and Q&As, go to ljworld.com/2020-election/.
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Last updated: 10:46 p.m. Tuesday
Douglas County races
County Commission 2nd District — Democratic Primary
• Story: Douglas County Commission incumbent holds slight lead for reelection; candidates say final results could take days
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Shannon Reid | 2,021 | 37% |
Sara Taliaferro | 1,330 | 24% |
Nancy Thellman | 2,138 | 39% |
(Unofficial results, 35 of 36 precincts) | 97% reporting |
County Commission 3rd District — Democratic Primary
• Story: Two candidates who opposed Douglas County’s plan to expand its jail win primary elections for 3rd District seat
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Shannon Portillo | 3,346 | 57% |
Karen Willey | 2,503 | 43% |
(Unofficial results, 37 of 39 precincts) | 95% reporting |
County Commission 3rd District — Republican Primary
• Story: Two candidates who opposed Douglas County’s plan to expand its jail win primary elections for 3rd District seat
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Pam McDermott | 1,947 | 56% |
Ronald Thacker | 1,552 | 44% |
(Unofficial results, 37 of 39 precincts) | 95% reporting |
District attorney — Democratic Primary
• Story: KU law professor wins primary race for Douglas County district attorney, ousts longtime incumbent Branson
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Charles Branson | 4,562 | 28% |
Cooper Overstreet | 5,407 | 33% |
Suzanne Valdez | 6,576 | 40% |
(Unofficial results, 97 of 100 precincts) | 97% reporting |
Sheriff — Democratic Primary
• Story: Lieutenant wins in Douglas County sheriff primary
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Jay Armbrister | 6,514 | 40% |
Dale Flory | 4,774 | 29% |
Doug Woods | 5,175 | 31% |
(Unofficial results, 97 of 100 precincts) | 97% reporting |
Treasurer — Democratic Primary
• Story: Douglas County deputy treasurer wins primary race for office’s top position
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Timothy Morland | 6,260 | 41% |
Adam Rains | 9,106 | 59% |
(Unofficial results, 97 of 100 precincts) | 97% reporting |
Register of deeds — Democratic Primary
• Story: Douglas County deputy register of deeds leading in race to become next leader of the deeds office
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Kent Brown | 8,185 | 52% |
Kim Murphree | 7,573 | 48% |
(Unofficial results, 97 of 100 precincts) | 97% reporting |
State races
Kansas House 10th District — Democratic Primary
• Story: Haswood wins contested primary, will become third Native American in history of Kansas Legislature
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Christina Haswood | 2,279 | 70% |
Brandon Holland | 505 | 16% |
A.J. Stevens | 455 | 14% |
(Unofficial results, 19 of 19 precincts) | 100% reporting |
Kansas House 42nd District — Republican Primary
• Story: Incumbent Karleskint appears to lose close primary to conservative challenger in Kansas House District 42
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Jim Karleskint | 1,548 | 48% |
Lance Neelly | 1,680 | 52% |
(Unofficial results, 16 of 16 precincts) | 100% reporting |
National races
U.S. House 2nd District — Republican Primary
• Story: Kansas Rep. Watkins unseated after facing criminal charges
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Jake LaTurner | 43,091 | 49% |
Dennis Taylor | 14,886 | 17% |
Steve Watkins | 29,494 | 34% |
(Unofficial results, 859 of 951 precincts) | 90% reporting |
U.S. House 2nd District — Democratic Primary
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Michelle De La Isla | 35,235 | 75% |
James K. Windholz | 11,645 | 25% |
(Unofficial results, 868 of 951 precincts) | 91% reporting |
U.S. Senate — Republican Primary
• Story: Kansas GOP picks Rep. Marshall for Senate seat over Kobach
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Lance Berland | 5,063 | 1% |
John L. Berman | 720 | 0% |
Derek C. Ellis | 3,537 | 1% |
Bob Hamilton | 64,166 | 19% |
Kris Kobach | 89,474 | 26% |
David Alan Lindstrom | 22,717 | 7% |
Roger Marshall | 132,724 | 39% |
Brian Matlock | 5,911 | 2% |
John Miller | 3,777 | 1% |
Steve Roberts | 6,879 | 2% |
Gabriel Mark Robles | 3,206 | 1% |
(Unofficial results, 2938 of 3577 precincts) | 82% reporting |
U.S. Senate — Democratic Primary
Candidate | Votes | Percent |
Barbara Bollier | 143,079 | 86% |
Robert Leon Tillman | 23,103 | 14% |
(Unofficial results, 2925 of 3577 precincts) | 82% reporting |
Results provided by: Douglas County Elections Office and the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office
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