TOPEKA — Rep. Henry Helgerson’s lengthy career in the Kansas Legislature will come to an involuntary end after losing the Democratic primary election as three Kansas House incumbents fell short in campaigns for reelection. Helgerson, the most prominent fiscal conservative among House Democrats, was ousted Tuesday by Brandon Whipple, a former Wichita mayor who previously […]

TOPEKA — U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids and Ron Estes won their primaries Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.  The AP called the Democratic and Republican primaries in U.S. House races in Kansas within an hour of polls closing. Republicans Mann, Schmidt and Estes each had one Republican opponent, and Davids, a […]

Kansas' primary election is here at last, and Republican voters are choosing from among seven candidates and Democrats are picking from among three rivals.