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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters have protected abortion rights by rejecting a measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abortion restrictions or ban it outright. The vote Tuesday was the first test of voters’ feelings about abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in late June. Voters rejected a change in the Kansas Constitution to ensure that it does not grant a right to an abortion so that legislators could regulate it as they see fit. The measure was a response to a 2019 state Supreme Court decision protecting abortion rights. Supporters of the change would not say whether they would pursue a ban, while opponents predicted one would be coming if the measure had passed.
Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for state attorney general, promising to weaponize the office against the Biden administration. The Kansas City Star reports Kobach’s primary victory marks the 56-year-old’s first political win since he lost the Republican U.S. Senate race two years ago and re-establishes him as a force within the Kansas Republican Party. But the hard-right candidate now faces Democrat Chris Mann, a former police officer and Wyandotte County prosecutor. Mann ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
The Kansas Gubernatorial race is now set, with the incumbent Democrat to face-off against the current Republican Attorney General in November. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Tuesday was declared the winner of the Democratic Primary, after she defeated challenger Richard Karnowski 209,207 to 12,017. Kelly, in November's General Election, will be challenged by Republican Derek Schmidt. The current attorney general defeated challenger Arlyn Briggs with 241,810 to Briggs' 60,971. Both Kelly and Schmidt were declared winners by the Associated Press just one hour after the polls closed Tuesday. Following his win, Schmidt issued the following statement:
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