In Kansas, Kobach’s lead over Colyer is cut in half

A voting error has cut in half the lead Kris Kobach held over incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer in the Republican primary for Kansas governor.

Kobach, an anti-illegal immigration hard-liner who campaigned as a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, originally had a 191-vote advantage over Colyer as of Wednesday. The latest adjustment means Kobach’s lead is reduced to 91 votes.

On Thursday, the state elections said there had been an error in transmitting votes from Thomas County in northwestern Kansas, according to Colyer campaign spokesman Kendall Marr.

“It looks like someone may have flipped a key or something,” Marr said.

Preliminary results Wednesday showed Kobach had 126,257 votes to Colyer’s 126,066, with 100 percent of precincts reporting.