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    You are at:Home»Local News»2018 general election results

    2018 general election results

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    By Brandon Peoples on November 6, 2018 Local News, Manhattan, Pottawatomie County, Riley County

    Riley County saw a 52 percent voter turnout while Pottawatomie County saw a 62 percent voter turnout for the 2018 general election. Final unofficial tallies are as follows. Local races are listed first, followed by state races.

    Final election totals from Riley and Pottawatomie counties

    * – Denotes incumbent

    LOCAL RACES

    USD 383 Manhattan Ogden School Bond

    Yes: 11,179 (63%)

    No: 6,506 (37%)

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    Riley County Commission – District 1

    *John Ford (R) :  3,637 (86%)

    Write In: 274 (16.21%)

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    Pottawatomie County Commission – District 1

    *Dee McKee (R): 1,646 (47%)

    Sage TeBeest (D): 1,356 (39%)

    Nathaniel Gotsch (I): 467 (13%)

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    In the state legislature, area races were as follows:

     

    STATE LEGISLATURE    

    House District 51

    *Ron Highland (R): 6,467 (65%)

    Noah Wright (D): 3,538 (35%)

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    House District 64

    Susan Carlson (R): 1,606 (97%)

    Write in: 43 (3%)

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    House District 66

    *Sydney Carlin (D): 4,757 (77%)

    Edgar Chambers (R): 1,400 (23%)

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    House District 67

    *Tom Phillips (R): 6,213 (62%)

    Alex Van Dyke (D): 3,799 (38%)

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    Other races of note:

    U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – District 1

    *Roger Marshall (R): 149,708 (68%)

    Alan LaPolice (D): 69,076 (32%)

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    KANSAS GOVERNOR 

    Kris Kobach (R): 443,346 (43%)

    Laura Kelly (D): 489,337 (48%)

    Greg Orman (I): 66,163 (6%)

    Rick Kloos (I): 6,232(1%)

    Jeff Caldwell (L): 18,898 (2%)

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    SECRETARY OF STATE 

    Scott Schwab (R): 536,472 (53%)

    Brian “Bam” McClendon (D): 441,444 (44%)

    Rob Hodgkinson (L): 35,515 (4%)

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    ATTORNEY GENERAL 

    *Derek Schmidt (R): 599,773 (59%)

    Sarah Swain (D): 410,881(41%)

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    STATE TREASURER

    Jake LaTurner (R): 584,039 (58%)

    Marci Francisco (D): 421,425 (42%)

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    INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

    Vicki Schmidt (R): 628,635 (63%)

    Nathaniel McLaughlin (D): 365,404 (37%)

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