TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her in the Kansas Legislature, while
FILE - Then-Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan., delivers her concession speech, Nov. 4, 2008, at a Democratic Party watch party in Topeka, Kan. TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies have unseated a fellow Democrat who consistently voted against her in the Kansas Legislature, while GOP voters ousted a lawmaker many Republicans blamed for Kelly’s narrow reelection two years ago.
His break with Kelly and his party’s lawmakers became crucial to GOP efforts to enact new abortion restrictions and roll back LGBTQ+ rights over Kelly’s vetoes. Republicans and GOP-aligned groups backed Robinson’s reelection effort — one GOP-leaning PAC even produced a mailer favorably linking Robinson to former President Barack Obama to boost his primary chances,Many Democrats worried that Robinson’s three primary challengers would split the vote enough for Robinson to win.
Pyle’s official total of about 20,000 votes was about 1,800 shy of the margin between Kelly and her Republican foe, but GOP leaders said Pyle changed the cast of the race. He said Republicans fielded a weak nominee. But Boyda praised her primary opponent, Matt Kleinmann, a community health advocate who was a member of the 2008 national champion University of Kansas men’s basketball team. Boyda said Kleinmann’s challenge helped her get her message out, and there wouldn’t have been any candidate forums without it.Kleinmann pledged his support for Boyda in a statement.
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