Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has captured the Republican nomination for governor after edging out Gov. Jeff Colyer in the tightest primary fight in Kansas history.
Colyer, a plastic surgeon from Overland Park, announced his concession Tuesday night after he failed to narrow the gap with Kobach when provisional ballots in Johnson County were tallied.
Kobach pointed to an endorsement tweet from President Donald Trump the day before the election as playing a key role in helping him power past Colyer.
“I think it was absolutely crucial. There’s no question that the election day voting went much more strongly for me as compared to the advance voting,” Kobach said during an event in Overland Park hours before Colyer’s concession.
Kobach led Colyer by 345 votes as of Tuesday night, a week after Election Day, with 85 of the state’s 105 counties having processed their provisional ballots.
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04.24.2024