State sees high voter turnout

Kansas sees high voter turnout, smooth elections, and two tight legislative races.

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November 7, 2024 - 2:09 PM

Kansas Secretary of State’s Office staff members perform a post-election audit Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Topeka. Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — As county officials across Kansas continue to submit final vote counts, the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office’s post mortem of the 2024 election indicated a smooth transition of power.

Preliminary estimates show more than 1.3 million people, or about 64% of registered Kansas voters, submitted ballots this election, according to Whitney Tempel, a spokeswoman for the office.

That number is expected to increase in the following days, she said Wednesday, but it hasn’t yet lived up to Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s pre-election prediction that 2024…

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