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","author":"Jason Hancock","categories":["Election 2026","Bill Hardwick","Brad Pollit","Curtis Trent","Dan Stacy","Don Mayhew"]},{"firstSeen":"2026-08-05T04:16:05.420Z","title":"La campaña ‘vota no’ declara Victoria, rechazando la enmienda constitucional por un amplio margen","url":"https://kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/kansas-voters-reject-constitutional-amendment-on-judicial-selection-by-wide-margin-2/","source":"KS Reflector","sourceId":"ks-reflector","tier":"professional","isoDate":"2026-08-05T04:01:12.000Z","excerpt":"Traducido por Claudia Amaro El martes, los votantes de Kansas rechazaron abrumadoramente una propuesta para modificar la constitución estatal y elegir a los magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Kansas, frustrando así un plan largamente anhela","author":"Sherman Smith, Jacinda Hall, Tim Carpenter","categories":["Courts and Crime","Election 2026","advance voting","constitutional amendment","danedri herbert","judicial elections"]},{"firstSeen":"2026-08-05T04:16:05.420Z","title":"See unofficial vote totals for the 2026 primary in Johnson County","url":"https://johnsoncountypost.com/2026/08/04/unofficial-final-results-2026-primary-johnson-county-293130/","source":"JoCo Post","sourceId":"joco-post","tier":"professional","isoDate":"2026-08-05T01:00:35.000Z","excerpt":"The polls in Johnson County closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and the county election office has released unofficial final results for the primary. Results published on this page are unofficial. Next to each candidate’s name are included the number","author":"Staff Report","categories":["Elections","Featured Stories","Newsletter","Paywall","Prairie Village News","Wire partner"]},{"firstSeen":"2026-08-05T04:16:05.420Z","title":"Incumbent U.S. House members secure primary victories","url":"https://kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/ap-calls-kansas-u-s-house-primaries-for-incumbents/","source":"KS Reflector","sourceId":"ks-reflector","tier":"professional","isoDate":"2026-08-05T00:49:25.000Z","excerpt":"TOPEKA — U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids and Ron Estes won their primaries Tuesday. The Associated Press called most Democratic and Republican primaries in U.S. House races in Kansas within an hour of polls closing. Re","author":"Anna Kaminski","categories":["Election 2026","Politics + Government","Kansas primary election","Rep. Sharice Davids","U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt","U.S. Rep. Ron Estes"]},{"firstSeen":"2026-08-05T04:46:05.384Z","title":"Incumbent GOP Rep. Mark Alford to face Democratic challenger Jordan Herrera for Missouri’s 4th","url":"https://www.kctv5.com/2026/08/05/incumbent-rep-mark-alford-wins-gop-primary-missouris-4th-congressional-district/","source":"KCTV 5","sourceId":"kctv","tier":"major","isoDate":"2026-08-05T04:23:23.000Z","excerpt":"A Congressman from the Kansas City area will seek a third term in Congress.","author":"Greg Dailey","categories":[]},{"firstSeen":"2026-08-05T04:46:05.384Z","title":"Rep. Alford cruises to Missouri primary victory, will face Herrera in November","url":"https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/rep-alford-cruises-to-missouri-primary-victory-will-face-herrera-in-november","source":"KSHB 41","sourceId":"kshb","tier":"major","isoDate":"2026-08-05T04:18:43.000Z","excerpt":"Incumbent U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-4th District, Missouri) easily won the Republican primary Tuesday night in the redrawn 4th District.","author":"Sam Hartle","categories":[]}]}