Kansas Primary Results

Governor
State Senator Jim Barnett, the front-runner only simply because he was the only one of the 7 candidates seeking the nomination, did in fact win the primary last night with 36% of the vote. His closest opponent was Ken Canfield with 26%. That means Barnett will face the very popular Kathleen Sebelius in November, and will almost certainly lose.

CD 3
The competition dropped out of the race and no primary was actually needed for this district. Republican Chuck Ahner will face Congressman Dennis Moore (D) in November.

CD 4
The battle to find a challenger for Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R) is too close to call, and was an amazingly close 4-way race. Garth McGinn received 38 more votes than Ronald Voth (28%-27%), which is obviously much too close to call. Recounts and all the other shenanigans will undoubtedly ensue. Marty Mork received 24% and Patrick Quaney 21% in this race, so clearly no one candidate was really able to establish themselves. That's probably very good news for Tiahrt, who undoubtedly will win this race regardless of which Democrat finds himself the candidate.