Democrats and Republicans each won a seat in Wichita-area races for the Kansas State Board of Education, according to unofficial election results from the Kansas Secretary of State.
In the three-way race in District 10, Republican Debby Potter took an early lead that she maintained throughout the evening over Democrat Jeffrey Jarman and Independent Kent Rowe. She ended the night with 60% of the votes (78,318), while Jarman had 31% (40,764) and Rowe received 9% (11,720), with all precincts reporting. The Associated Press called the race at 12:38 a.m. Wednesday.
In District 8, Democratic incumbent Betty Arnold beat Republican challenger Jason Carmichael, although the candidates were separated by fewer than 2,000 votes. Arnold received 51% of votes (43,472) compared with 49% (41,493) for Carmichael, with all precincts reporting. The AP called the race for Arnold at 12:50 a.m Wednesday…