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Two Kansas state senators and Overland Park’s mayor are facing off in the Aug. 4 primary election for Kansas governor. They joined KCUR’s Up To Date to discuss how they’d address issues affecting Kansans.

The Rev. Adam Hamilton thinks that faith can play a role in turning the political tide towards Democrats during the midterm elections. The Leawood pastor spoke with KCUR’s Up To Date about the issues important to him in his run for a Kansas U.S. Senate seat, and about bridging the divide in Washington.

The GOP majority on the 10-member state panel hangs in the balance as elections approach this fall.

The deadline to file as a candidate for governor of Kansas was Monday, June 1. A last-minute filing shook up the Democratic field, while there's a clear frontrunner among the seven Republicans in the running.

Mike Kehoe, Jay Ashcroft and Bill Eigel all got Trump’s approval for Missouri governor. The three candidates share similar policies, but vary in style.

The race for the Republican nomination for Johnson County sheriff is one of the most competitive on the Kansas side of the metro. We’ll break down everything you should know ahead of the primary.

Kris Van Meteren claims he seized ownership of the No Labels political party on Monday. He lashed out against Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, accusing him of working on behalf ‘fever swampers’ aligned with his personal opponents when Schwab invalidated the two nominations Van Meteren made for the upcoming election.

Abarca ganó con facilidad las elecciones primarias demócratas para el distrito 1, que tiene la mayor concentración de residentes hispanos en el condado de Jackson.

Abarca handily won the Democratic primary for the 1st District, which has the highest concentration of Hispanic residents in Jackson County.

Kansas has more unaffiliated voters than registered Democrats, but the state has little data about how the group will vote in the August primary.

Democrat Lucas Kunce has never run for public office before. Now the Marine veteran and former federal employee has outraised every other candidate in the race. He's confident that a populist message is the key to turning Missouri's Senate seat blue.

Democratic candidate Lucas Kunce shares how his upbringing in a working class family and military career provide the experience Missourians will value from a U.S. Senator.