Live Results: Special Primaries in Kansas, Washington; Mayoral Election in Arizona
By 270toWin Staff
August 2, 2022, 9:56 AM ET
Concurrent with Tuesday's primaries for State Senate in Kansas and Washington, there is a special primary in each state. Separately, voters in Chandler, Arizona will vote for mayor.
State Senate
Kansas District 38
District 38 is in the southwestern part of the state, including Dodge City. The special election is to complete the term of Republican Bud Estes, who died in February.
Republican Ronald Ryckman was appointed by the party to fill the seat in advance of the special election. He is unopposed in the primary, as is Jose Lara on the Democratic ballot.
Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. The special general election will take place November 8.
Washington District 27
District 27 is based in Tacoma. The special election is to complete the term of Democrat Jeannie Darneille, who resigned last November.
Democrat Yasmin Trudeau was appointed by the Pierce County Council to fill the seat in advance of the special election. She has two GOP opponents in the all-party primary.
Polls close at 11:00 PM Eastern Time. The top two finishers will advance to the special general election on November 8.
Mayor
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler is the 76th largest city in the United States,1 1City rankings are based on July 1, 2021 Census Bureau population estimates. They are for the city itself, not the associated metropolitan area. with a population of about 280,000. The mayor is Kevin Hartke who is seeking a second term; he was opposed in 2018.
Hartke is being challenged by Ruth Jones in this nonpartisan contest.
In Chandler municipal primaries, a candidate that gets a majority of the vote is elected. Since there are only two candidates on the ballot, that is guaranteed to happen here.
Polls close at 10:00 PM Eastern Time.
