Half of Kansas House races this November will feature candidates running unopposed, meaning that voters across the state won’t be able to make the fundamental choice of who represents them in Topeka. Extremists, homophobes and race-baiting ideologues won’t face the judgment of voters. Another 10 races only have a primary contest.” Of those 55 seats, 36 are held by Republicans and 19 by Democrats. Not every candidate running unopposed has a record like Williams, Garber or Owens. In others (a far smaller number in Kansas), running as a Republican might lead to the same.

Source: CNN June 17, 2022 08:36 UTC