Chris Mann defeated Republican Kris Kobach to become the new Kansas attorney general. The Associated Press reported the result on Friday. Mann, a former police officer and prosecutor, won the race after Kobach served for years. This victory marks the first time in 20 years that Kansans elected a Democrat.
Chris Mann, a former police officer and prosecutor, defeated Mr. Kobach, a Republican who helped elevate concerns about election fraud to national prominence.
Kris W. Kobach, Kansas' Republican attorney general, helped to make claims of widespread illegal voting a potent political issue years before President Trump became the party's leader.
But Mr. Kobach was denied another term by voters, The Associated Press reported on Friday. The result demonstrated both how Kansas and Mr. Kobach's own trajectory have shifted since he crashed onto the national political landscape more than 20 years ago.
Chris Mann, a Democrat who has worked as a police officer and prosecutor, defeated Mr. Kobach, marking the first time in 20 years that Kansans have elected a Democrat as attorney general.
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