Kansas attorney general race called, Chris Mann defeats Kris Kobach
Kansas voters on Nov. 3 elected Democrat Chris Mann as their next attorney general, denying incumbent Republican Kris Kobach a second term. "I'm honored to have been elected by the people of Kansas to serve as their next Attorney General," Mann said in a Nov. 6 statement. "This election has proven that Kansans are bigger than our political differences. Kansans want leaders who show up and fight for them. That is exactly what I have done throughout this campaign and what I will continue to do as their next Attorney General." While the race was too close to call on election night, the race was called days later by multiple race-callers, including the AP, CNN and NBC News. Results remained unofficial with canvasses not complete and a close-race audit underway, but as of Nov. 8, Mann had about 13,000 more votes than Kobach. The Democratic Attorneys General Association, in a Nov. 4 statement, called it "a significant win as Kansans were suffering under Kobach's self-interested and Trump-aligned agenda." DAGA touted putting $4 million into flipping the office from red to blue. Other groups celebrating Mann's victory included the ACLU of Kansas, Reproductive Freedom for All and End Citizens United. The
