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WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 6 • 2014
ELECTION Brownback, Kobach advance
2014
But Winn, Morgan put up a fight. 3A
Pompeo tops Tiahrt
Jenkins wins
Holds on in Western Kansas. 4A
Knocks out Tucker. 4A
IT’S ROBERTS Gaughan
Robinson
Gaughan defeats Robinson
Highberger, Sloan move on in House By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
By Elliot Hughes ehughes@ljworld.com
Democrat Mike Gaughan will hold on to his Douglas County Commission seat for another four years. Gaughan won handily Tuesday over attorney Greg Robinson in the Democratic primary for the commission’s First District seat. Gaughan earned 1,184 votes, 77 percent, to Robinson’s 352. With no Republican challenger, Tuesday’s win marks the second time that voters elected Gaughan to the commission. “I’m looking forward to continuing to serve another four years,” Gaughan said. “It’s been a challenging time on the county commission, having to deal with the fallout from the bad decisions
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U.S. SEN. PAT ROBERTS and his wife, Franki, announce his Republican primary win to supporters at an election party late Tuesday night in Overland Park.
GOP incumbent will face Dems’ Taylor Kansas behind a common and vital cause,” Roberts told a cheering crowd at Sen. Pat Roberts an election night claimed victory party in Johnson in a close primary County. Tuesday and im“Unity must mediately reached happen if we are out to tea party to keep Kansas supporters who red. It must hapbacked his oppen if we are goponent, Johnson Taylor ing to defeat the County radioloObama agenda gist Milton Wolf. and send (Sen“We have another job ate Majority Leader) starting first thing to- Harry Reid packing.” morrow, and that job is Please see SENATE, page 4A to unite Republicans in By Peter Hancock
U.S. SENATE
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Please see GAUGHAN, page 4A
COMMISSION Democratic primary Mike Gaughan: 1,184 Greg Robinson: 352 25 of 25 precincts reporting
Dennis “Boog” Highberger defeated Abbie Hodgson in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the 46th House District in central Lawrence, while political newcomer Jeremy Ryan Pierce failed to oust veteran state Rep. Tom Sloan in the Republican priHighberger mary for the 45th House District in western Lawrence. Highberger, who won 977 votes to Hodgson’s 716, will advance to a November election match-up against J. Douglas Robinson, who was unopposed in the District 46 Republican primary. The general election winner will Sloan replace Democrat Paul Davis, who has represented the district since 2003 and is challenging Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. After his victory, Highberger praised Hodgson, saying, “She has a great future Please see HOUSE, page 4A
Republican primary Pat Roberts: 122,836 D.J. Smith: 14,831 Milton Wolf: 104,380 Alvin A. Zahnter: 13,608
KANSAS HOUSE Democratic primary, District 46 Dennis “Boog” Highberger: 977 Abbie Hodgson: 716
Democratic primary Chad Taylor: 34,113 Patrick Wiesner: 30,286
Republican primary, District 45 Jeremy Ryan Pierce: 445 Tom Sloan: 1,420
3,378 of 3,487 precincts reporting as of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday
26 of 26 precincts reporting
Whitewater rafting, zip lines could buoy Clinton Lake By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
Whitewater rafting, zip lines and other high-adrenaline outdoor sports at Clinton Lake State Park are the state’s latest idea to bring tourists to the area. Officials with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism this week are hosting leaders of the North Carolina-based U.S. Nation-
Wildlife officials dreaming big with plans for tourism push at state park al Whitewater Center. Members of the whitewater business have toured sites at Clinton Lake State Park west of Lawrence and have been meeting with interested stakeholders about a possible development. “Kansas always has been a great state for outdoor recreation, but
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it has been traditional outdoor activities like hunting and fishing,” said Robin Jennison, the state’s secretary of wildlife, parks and tourism. Jennison said the state needs to become more aggressive in offering nontraditional outdoor
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A LIFEGUARD WATCHES SWIMMERS as they compete in the Kansas Ironman triathlon at Clinton Lake State Park in June 2013. State officials might push to bring whitewater rafting and other high-adrenaline sports to the park.
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Brownback administration officials say education spending has increased under the governor, though largely due to a Kansas Supreme Court ruling. Page 3A
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