Kathryn Focke polled ahead of opponent John Matta by a single vote in a race for a seat on the Riley County Commission, according to updated vote figures released Wednesday.
The Riley County Clerk’s Office released an update Wednesday afternoon as provisional and mail-in ballots were processed. The office planned to continue releasing regular updates as staff members record ballots.
Focke, a Democrat, had received 4,664 votes, and Matta, a Republican, had received 4,663.
The race in the commission’s third district has been tight since results began trickling in Tuesday evening.
Results will be official at the canvass Nov. 16.
Kansas Senate District 22
Sen. Tom Hawk, D-Manhattan, remained ahead in the election; his lead increased from 332 to 347 votes.
He received 14,759 votes, and Craig Bowser, a Republican, received 14,412 votes.
The district includes Riley and Clay counties and a portion of Geary County.
In Riley County, Hawk received 13,125 votes, and Bowser received 10,527 votes.
In Geary County, Bowser had 1,020 votes, and Hawk had 439 votes.
In Clay County, Bowser tallied 2,865 votes and Hawk received 1,195 votes.
The county also updated vote totals in more clear-cut elections.
Riley County
Commission
District 2
Greg McKinley, a Republican, received 4,149 votes, Fanny Fang, a Democrat, received 2,930 votes, and Ross Wahl, a Libertarian, received 465 votes.
Kansas House
District 67
Republican Mike Dodson received 6,664 votes and Democrat Cheryl Arthur received 5,610 votes.
Sales tax measure
A proposed 0.5% citywide sales tax measure received 11,288 yes votes and 7,304 no votes.
