Close call: Kobach leads by 191 votes (out of 320K)

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August 8, 2018 - 10:31 AM

Immigration hardliner Kris Kobach leads Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer by 191 votes, with only provisional and mail-in ballots remaining to decide who gets the Republican nomination in the Kansas gubernatorial campaign.
With the final results coming in from Johnson County shortly before 8 a.m. today — nearly 13 hours after voting ended Tuesday evening — Kobach had 126,257 votes, compared to Colyer’s 126,066.
The razor-thin margin could be complicated once provisional and mail-in ballots are received.
This year marks the first time mail-in ballots can be counted as long as…

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