Kansas Close-Race Audits Cover Six Races: Secretary of State Margin 6,171 Votes, Democrat Leads Attorney General Race by About 13,000
Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab announced on November 4 that a close-race audit had been initiated for six races following the November 3 general election. Under K.S.A. 25-3009, a close-race audit is triggered when unofficial election-night results show a race decided by 1 percent or less of the total votes cast. The audit involves a hand count of ballots in 10 percent of precincts in each county for the selected race, conducted by county election officials.
The six races are Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and State House Districts 27, 40 and 117.
According to updated unofficial figures from the Secretary of State's office released on Friday, Republican Pat Procter leads Democrat Jennifer Day by 6,171 votes in the Secretary of State race, with United Kansas candidate Scott E. Morgan trailing both by more than 450,000 votes. In the Attorney General race, a rematch from 2022, incumbent Republican Kris Kobach trails Democratic opponent Chris Mann by about 13,000 votes.
In the State House races, Democrat Sara Kiewiet led Republican Representative Sean Tarwater by 41 votes in District 27 after Tuesday's unofficial count, and Democrat Brandon Holland leads Republican Representative Adam Turk by 134 votes in District 40, 6,601 votes to 6,467.
Friday marked the deadline for county election offices to receive mail-in ballots, under a three-day grace period allowed by an appeals court ruling over the summer for ballots postmarked by Election Day. Counties will canvass over the following weeks, and the State Board of Canvassers must meet by December 1 to make the results official. All figures remain unofficial.
Source: Kansas Secretary of State press release, November 4, 2026; Secretary of State unofficial count update reported Friday by KWCH and other outlets.
来源链接： https://sos.ks.gov/media/press-releases/2026/11-04-26-kansas-secretary-of-state-scott-schwab-initiates-close-race-audit.html
来源链接（票差更新）： https://gray-kwch-prod.gtv-cdn.com/2026/11/04/holscher-claims-victory-kansas-governors-race-masterson-awaits-final-count/
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Source: Kansas Secretary of State
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