Kansas sees high voter turnout, smooth elections, two tight legislative races • Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — As county officials across Kansas continue to submit final vote counts, the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office’s post mortem of the 2024 election indicated a smooth transition of power. Preliminary estimates show more than 1.3 million people, or about 64% of registered Kansas voters, submitted ballots this election, according to Whitney Tempel, a spokeswoman for the office. That number is expected to increase in the following days, she said Wednesday, but it hasn’t yet lived up to Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s pre-election prediction that 2024 would be...