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KS: New Poll Shows Republican Sweep in November
Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:42 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:42
From wibw.com:
If a new poll is right, Republicans could be lining up to sweep the statewide offices in the November elections.
Survey USA released the numbers Wednesday from a poll sponsored by KWCH-TV in Wichita.
In the Kansas Governor’s race, 59-percent of those surveyed said, if the election were today, they’d vote for the Republican ticket of Sam Brownback and Jeff Colyer, while 32-percent chose Democrats Tom Holland and Kelly Kultala. Seven percent of those polled went with third-party candidates, while two percent were undecided.
In the Secretary of State’s race, Republican Kris Kobach took a 53- to 36-percent lead over the man who currently holds the office, Democrat Chris Biggs.
The Attorney General’s race is a bit tighter. Republican Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt leads current AG Democrat Steve Six 50- to 41- percent.
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KS: Former Governor Backs Republican AG Candidate
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:29 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 23 September 2010 01:26
From wibw.com:
The Republican candidate in the attorney general’s race has earned the backing of a former governor.
Bill Graves announced Wednesday his endorsement of Senate Majority Derek Schmidt for the AG’s post.
Schmidt served as general counsel during Graves’ second term. Graves was Kansas governor from 1995 to 2003. He now heads up the National Trucking Association.
“Derek Schmidt served my office well as legal counsel,” Graves said. “From reviewing pardon applications to crafting executive orders, I relied on Derek’s advice and counsel to carry out my duties as governor. He will make a superb attorney general for Kansas, and it is with great pleasure that I give him my full and unqualified support and encourage Kansans to get out and vote for him.”
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KS: First AG Debate is Set
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 10:33 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 22 September 2010 12:16
From cjonline.com:
The two contenders for Kansas attorney general will face off in their first debate of the campaign in Wichita.
The Wichita Crime Commission is hosting the forum beginning featuring Attorney General Steve Six and his Republican challenger Derek Schmidt.
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The Plight of Kansas Democrats
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:26 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 26 August 2010 01:33
From the Marysville Advocate:
The future of the Kansas Democratic Party may be riding with the fortunes of Attorney General Stephen Six, Secretary of State Chris Biggs and State Treasurer Dennis McKinney.
Each are unelected incumbents who were appointed by Democratic governors to fill out the unexpired terms of their predecessors who resigned. The three have fulfilled their duties admirably since taking office, but toil in relative obscurity because these offices do not generally command front-page coverage. Moreover, each is trying to win despite stiff political crosswinds that will make victory difficult.
Much of these Kansas Democrats’ campaign hopes rest on factors largely outside of their control. With the economic recovery stalled and the presidency and Congress controlled by Democrats, Democratic incumbents all over the country are in serious jeopardy.
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KS: Former Rival Back Republican’s AG Race
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:27 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:36
From hutchnews.com:
Republican Derek Schmidt has received a former GOP rival’s endorsement in the Kansas attorney general’s race.
Junction City prosecutor Ralph DeZago (duh-ZAY’-goh) says he and Schmidt, the Kansas Senate majority leader, share similar philosophies.
Schmidt, of Independence, beat DeZago in this month’s two-way primary with 76 percent of the vote. In the general election he’ll face incumbent Democrat Steve Six, a former district judge from Lawrence who was appointed attorney general in January 2008.
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KS: Republican AG Candidate Leads Democrat Incumbent; GOP Secretary of State Candidate Leads
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:33 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 18 August 2010 01:03
From kwch.com:
Kansas will also elect an Attorney General. If the election for Attorney General were today, who would you vote for? Republican Derek Schmidt? Democrat Steve Six? Or Libertarian Dennis Hawver?
54%
Schmidt (R)34%
Six (D)7%
Hawver (L)5%
Undecided
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KS: Republicans Pick Law Professor Kris Kobach as Secretary of State Candidate
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:43 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 4 August 2010 01:38
From the Wichita Eagle:
Kansas voters’ frustration with illegal immigration gave law professor Kris Kobach the Republican nomination for Kansas secretary of state in Tuesday night’s primary.
Kobach, a former state GOP chairman who helped write Arizona’s new law on illegal immigration, had nearly 53 percent of the vote with 79 percent of the state’s precincts reporting on a three-way race. Kobach has linked attacking illegal immigration to combating voter fraud.
He’ll face incumbent Democrat Chris Biggs of Junction City in the November general election. Biggs, appointed to the job in March by Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson, defeated state Sen. Chris Steineger of Kansas City with 60 percent of the vote.
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KS: Republican Senate Majority Leader Wins Primary for Attorney General
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:44 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 4 August 2010 10:02
From kake.com:
State Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt has won the Republican primary for Kansas attorney general.
Schmidt, from Independence, defeated Junction City prosecutor Ralph DeZago (duh-ZAY’-goh) in Tuesday’s primary.
Schmidt will run in November’s general election against Democratic incumbent Steve Six, who had no primary opposition.
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Election Day in Michigan, Kansas, Missouri
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:44 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 3 August 2010 01:38
From the WashingtonExaminer:
Voters in three states will participate in primaries today. In Michigan, the open governorship hangs in the balance, and in Kansas, Republican Sen. Sam Brownback has left his seat open to run for (really, to become) governor.
For Michigan governor, the GOP race is considered a three-way toss-up between Attorney General Mike Cox, Rep. Pete Hoekstra and businessman Rick Snyder, with Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard in the running as well. The geography favors Hoekstra — he hails from the western part of the state, where two House primaries (one is to replace Hoekstra) will help get out the vote. The other three Republican candidates are all from the eastern part of the state. The governor’s race, in which Republicans are favored, has national significance. It will be key to both congressional and state legislative redistricting after the 2010 election.
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Kansas Goes to the Polls
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:44 Written by rslcpol Monday, 2 August 2010 02:05
From ktka.com:
Tough battles have emerged in the Republican and Democratic contests for secretary of state. On the Democratic side are Secretary of State Chris Biggs, and Chris Steineger, a state senator from Kansas City. On the Republican side are J.R. Claeys of Salina, Elizabeth “Libby” Ensley of Topeka, and Kris Kobach of Piper.
For attorney general, Ralph J. De Zago of Herington and state Sen. Derek Schmidt of Independence are dueling in the GOP primary to face Attorney General Steve Six, a Democrat, in the general election.
There are no contested primaries for state treasurer. In the Republican Party primary for insurance commissioner, incumbent Sandy Praeger of Lawrence faces David Powell of El Dorado.
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