Several sitting prosecutors lost primary elections last night. Here is a Topeka Capital-Journal article reporting on a high profile race here in Shawnee County, where Eric Rucker easily defeated incumbent D.A. Robert Hecht. Rucker will face Chad Taylor in the general election.
And here is an Olathe News article reporting that Steve Howe defeated incumbent Johnson County D.A. Phill Kline. Howe will face Rick Guinn in the general election.
A couple of county attorneys lost their positions. Here is a McPherson Sentinel article reporting that David Page defeated long-time incumbent McPherson County C.A. Ty Kaufman.
And here is a Hutch News article reporting that Terry Malone defeated incumbent Ford County C.A. John Sauer. Sauer will face Larry Daniels in the general election.
Here is a Lawrence Journal-World article reporting that Caleb Stegall defeated incumbent Jefferson County C.A. Mike Hayes.
In defender-related news, according to the Hutch News, Garden City PD Lynn Koehn won his primary race for Haskell County Attorney.
Let me know if you know of other interesting results from yesterday's primaries.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Malone will face Daniels (a long time Ford County defense attorney) in the General election in Ford County. Many law enforcement personnel I've talked with favor Daniels, even though having a (D) next to his name in this county will make it tough.
Post a Comment