ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer on Tuesday [8-14-18] conceded the closely contested Republican nomination for the state’s governor race to Kris Kobach, a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump. Kobach, who serves as the Kansas secretary of state, in the latest tally for the Aug. 7 primary election, had received 128,543 votes, or 345 more votes than Colyer…Colyer had been appointed governor after Sam Brownback vacated the post to join Donald Trump’s administration. The primary election was held on Aug. 7, but a winner had not been determined in the Republican race for the nomination for governor due to the narrow margin. Both Colyer and Kobach received about 41 percent of the vote. Kobach will face Laura Kelly, who won the Democratic nomination, in November.”
–Reuters Staff, “Kansas Governor Colyer concedes Republican nomination to Kobach,” Reuters, August 14, 2018 6:01 pm