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Area officials offered their congratulations to Joe Biden being declared the winner of the presidency by major news organizations on Saturday, while other officials seem to be waiting. One local official, Unified Government Commissioner Christian Ramirez, wrote on social media: “A weight has been lifted off of our shoulders and we can finally breathe!!” Major … Continue reading “Some area officials offer congratulations to Biden”
After a close contest, the state Senate, 5th District, appears to have a new Senator, Democrat Jeff Pittman. With all precincts in Wyandotte County now reporting, Pittman has a slight lead over Republican incumbent Sen. Kevin Braun of 129 votes in Wyandotte County and a larger lead of 1,721 votes in Leavenworth County. However, all … Continue reading “High voter turnout, possible change in 5th District Senate seat”
Incumbents were doing well in early unofficial Wyandotte County partial vote returns. An exception was state Sen. Kevin Braun, R-5th Dist., who was trailing Democratic challenger Jeff Pittman. Not all returns were in yet. Wyandotte County added to U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids’ Johnson County lead. Wyandotte County voters cast 26,622 votes for Rep. Davids, a … Continue reading “Most incumbents holding their own on election night”