Rep. Timothy H. Johnson Reelected
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Rep. Tim Johnson was reelected in the Kansas general election November 5th, to his third term in the Kansas 38th District of the House of Representatives. The 38th District includes all of Basehor and Linwood cities and portions of Leavenworth and Kansas City, Kansas.
Unofficial results (pending certification) by the Kansas Secretary of State show Rep. Johnson won by a total of 66% of the vote to his Democrat opponent's 34%. Final vote counts are pending review of provisional ballots and late mail-ins properly postmarked. "I am very grateful for this response by the voters in my district who showed their appreciation by re-electing me by one of the highest margins in all of the Kansas House districts," commented Johnson in a statement after the election. Johnson was unopposed in the primary election. Overall the Kansas Republican party in Leavenworth County won all elections to all of the state and county elections up for a vote. The Kansas House will now have a Republican supermajority plus 2 based on unofficial results. |