2018 primary: Sales tax renewal passes, Martinez wins open judge position in unofficial results

The renewal of the three-eighths-cent sales tax renewal for public safety and infrastructure was approved by a wide margin on Tuesday night, in unofficial results.

For Wyandotte County District Court judge, Tony Martinez won, 5,371 to 4,699 for Jane Sieve Wilson and 3,508 for Mike Nichols, in unofficial results.

Brent Welder carried Wyandotte County with 7,601 votes; Sharice Davids, 4,330; Tom Niermann, 990; Sylvia D. Williams, 591; Mike McCamon, 478; and Jay Sidie, 314.

Laura Kelly overwhelmed the other candidates for governor in Wyandotte County, with 6,208 votes; Carl Brewer, 3,189; Arden Andersen, 1,925; Joshua Svaty, 1,733; and Jack Bergeson, 495.

Statewide, Kelly led the other four candidates with 51 percent of the vote, with most of the votes in.

In the Republican primary, incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer and Kris Kobach were neck-and-neck, with 41 percent of the vote, with 2,581 of 3,539 precincts reporting statewide. This contest is too close to call. Kobach had 94,505 votes to Colyer’s 93,715.

The unofficial, final results do not include provisional ballots and ballots that could still be in the mail.

According to information from the Wyandotte County election office, the unofficial turnout was 24.8 percent, just over 20,000 voters, which was higher than the usual primary turnout here.

Unofficial, partial results, Wyandotte County only
Final results, unofficial
Democratic ballot
(Contested races only)

U.S. Representative, 3rd District
in Wyandotte County
Sharice Davids. . . . . . . . . 4,330

Mike McCamon . . . . . . . . . 478

Tom Niermann . . . . . . . . . 990

Jay Sidie . . . . . . . . . . 314

Brent Welder . . . . . . . . . 7,601

Sylvia D. Williams . . . . . . . 591

3rd District in all, with 82 of 628 precincts reporting:
Sharice Davids 7,586
Mike McCamon, 1,499
Tom Niermann 4,058
Jay Sidie 648
Brent Welder 9,395
Sylvia D. Williams 1,177

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Arden Andersen, Dale Cowsert . . . . 1,925

Jack Bergeson, Alexander Cline. . . . 495

Carl Brewer, Chris Morrow . . . . . 3,189

Laura Kelly, Lynn Rogers. . . . . . 6,208

Joshua Svaty, Katrina Gier Lewison . . 1,733

Statewide results, with 2,581 of 3,539 precincts reporting
Arden Andersen, 6,457
Jack Bergeson 2,934
Carl Brewer 23,901
Laura Kelly 55,150
Joshua Svaty 19,536

29th District Judge Division
Tony Martinez . . . . . . . . . 5,371

Mike Nichols . . . . . . . . . 3,508

Jane Sieve Wilson. . . . . . . . 4,699

Republican ballot
U.S. Representative, 3rd District
Wyandotte County

Trevor Keegan . . . . . . . . . 612

Joe Myers . . . . . . . . . . 517

Kevin Yoder 3,719

District-wide results, with 91 of 628 precincts reporting
Trevor Keegan 6,719
Joe Myers 4,070
Kevin Yoder 21,315

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Jim Barnett, Rosie Hansen . . . . . 285

Jeff Colyer, Tracey Mann. . . . . . 1,538

Kris Kobach, Wink Hartman . . . . . 2,737

Patrick “PK” Kucera, Patricia Reitz . . 99

Tyler Ruzich, Dominic Scavuzzo. . . . 55

Ken Selzer, Jen Sanderson . . . . . 161

Joseph Tutera Jr., Phillip Clement . . 46

Statewide results, with 2,634 of 3,539 precincts reporting

Jeff Colyer, Tracey Mann. . . . . . 94,861

Kris Kobach, Wink Hartman . . . . . 95,317

Patrick “PK” Kucera, Patricia Reitz . . 1,909

Tyler Ruzich, Dominic Scavuzzo. . . . 1,296

Ken Selzer, Jen Sanderson . . . . . 18,971

Joseph Tutera Jr., Phillip Clement . . 938

Nonpartisan question
Sales Tax Question, Kansas City, Kansas
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,484

No . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,801