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Judicial Races Shake Wyandotte County | Kansas City News
A razor-thin race for Wyandotte County judge sees A.D.A. Kayla Roehler narrowly ahead of incumbent Tony Martinez by just 47 votes, with both at 38%—the winner will face no opposition in the general election. Martinez faces mounting scrutiny over ethics and a DA dispute, while Roehler, a veteran DA’s office staffer since 2017, positions herself as a fresh alternative. Elsewhere, Judge Kate Lynch, Kansas’ only openly lesbian judge, wins her sixth term, and Allison Williamson shocks the political scene by defeating longtime incumbent Bill Klapper with 60% of the vote—she’ll now run unopposed…
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