KANSAS CITY, Mo — Election results continue to come in.
KSHB 41 News will continue updating results as they come in the morning.
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UPDATE, 11:02 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has called the race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House District 2 in Kansas for Nancy Boyda, who narrowly defeated Matt Kleinmann. Boyda will face Republican Derek Schmidt in November.
UPDATE, 10:47 p.m. | KSHB 41 crews were covering the results of the Missouri primary gubernatorial race.
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UPDATE, 10:45 p.m. | The Associated Press reports Nancy Boyda won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House in Kansas' 2nd Congressional District.
UPDATE, 10:28 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ declared Dave Wasinger won the republican nomination for Missouri lieutenant governor.
UPDATE, 9:58 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has declared Mike Kehoe as the winner of the GOP nomination for Missouri Governor.
UPDATE, 9:40 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has called the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House District 4 in Missouri. Jeannette Cass defeated Mike McCaffree and will now square off against incumbent Republican Rep. Mark Alford in November.
UPDATE, 9:37 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has called the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. House District 3 in Kansas for Prasanth Reddy. He defeated fellow Republican Karen Crnkovich. Reddy advances to face incumbent Democrat Rep. Sharice Davids.
UPDATE, 9:16 p.m. | Unofficial final vote totals in Johnson County show GOP challenger Doug Bedford has defeated Sheriff Calvin Hayden in the GOP primary.
UPDATE, 8:55 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has called the Missouri Democrat gubernatorial race, with Crystal Quade advancing to the November general election.
UPDATE, 8:40 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has called the Missouri State Treasurer Republican race, with Vivek Malek advancing to the November election.
UPDATE, 8:20 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has called the Republican Missouri Attorney General race, with Andrew Bailey advancing to the November general election.
UPDATE, 8:14 p.m. | Decision Desk HQ has called the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Missouri for Lucas Kunce. He'll advance to face Sen. Josh Hawley in November.
UPDATE, 8:12 p.m. | DecisionDesk HQ has called the race for U.S. House District 1 in Kansas. Incumbent Republican Tracey Mann won the GOP nomination. He'll face Democrat Paul Buskirk in November.
UPDATE, 7:10 p.m. | KSHB 41's Cameron Taylor broke down the Johnson County sheriff's office.
UPDATE, 7:06 p.m. | Before polls closed, KSHB 41's Charlie Keegan broke down Amendment 4, a ballot issue that would require Kansas City, Missouri, to allocate more funding for the city's police department.
UPDATE, 6:23 p.m. | In one of Tuesday's biggest races, KSHB 41's Megan Abundis and Rachel Henderson previewed the Missouri Republican gubernatorial race.
UPDATE, 6:22 p.m. | KSHB 41's JuYeon Kim spoke with Missouri voters on the importance of making their voice heard.
UPDATE, 5:25 p.m. | KSHB 41's Elyse Schoenig spoke with Missouri Gubernatorial candidate Crystal Quade before the polls closed.
Quade talked about what being in the race means to her.
UPDATE, 5:20 p.m. | Less than two hours before polls closed, KSHB 41 crews previewed key races.
KSHB 41's Alyssa Jackson talked with two of the Jackson County Prosecutor candidates ahead of election day.
UPDATE, 4:15 p.m. | About 5,400 voters had cast ballots by 10:30 a.m. today in Douglas County.
The county has over 80,000 registered voters.
UPDATE, 3:50 p.m. | Nearly 50,000 have voted in-person in Johnson County since July 20, according to a news release from the Johnson County Election Office. That number is through 3 p.m. today.
The total number of Democrat voters is 20,876, while 28,538 Republican voters have cast ballots. More than 24,000 voters have cast their ballots today.
The Kansas City Election Board reports their election day voter turnout will likely be 15% to 19%, a lower turnout than they expected.
The Jackson County Election Board expects turnout to be under 25%
UPDATE, 2 p.m. | While Missouri features several key state-wide primaries Tuesday, the Kansas side will be more watched for local and individual state races.
In the Kansas City area, one race that's drawn coverage if the Republican primary for Johnson County Sheriff. Incumbent Sheriff Calvin Hayden is featuring a challenge from Doug Bedford, with the winner squaring off in the general election against Democrat and Prairie Village Police Chief Byron Roberson.
Charlie Keegan profiled the race earlier this month.
UPDATE, 12:35 p.m. | Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab says Kansans checking on election results will be able to see unofficial results from Tuesday's primary after the polls close at 7 p.m.
"Although we are all eager for official results, please remember that election night results are unofficial," Schwab said in a news release sent around noon Tuesday. "Official results are not provided until the County Board of Canvassers and State Board of Canvassers have certified the election and all ballots have been counted, including provisional ballots."
More information is available on the secretary of state's website.
UPDATE, 11:30 a.m. | As has become customary, Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Jean Peters Baker's office is maintaining an election hotline where voters can report voting issues.
Anyone who experiences an issue or witnesses an issue can call the prosecutor's office at 816-881-3592.
UPDATE, 10:30 a.m. | As voters across Missouri make their preferences known in state races, residents in Jackson County are also being asked to make an important selection in the race for Jackson County prosecuting attorney.
The race features three Democrats — Melesa Johnson, Stephanie Burton and John Gromowsky — who are squaring off to face Republican Tracey Chappell, who is running unopposed in the primary.
KSHB 41's Alyssa Jackson profiled the race on Monday.
UPDATE, 9:30 a.m. | Without a doubt, the highest-profile primary race this year is on the Missouri side, where Republicans are vying to win the nomination to run for governor in November.
On Monday, KSHB 41’s Charlie Keegan offered a final review of the race, featuring Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel.
UPDATE, 8:45 a.m. | The Johnson County, Kansas, Election Office is providing an early glimpse of when results might be available tonight.
A spokesperson said the first batch of unofficial results will be released after 7:30 p.m. Included in the first batch will be votes cast in advance and mail ballots that were returned by Election Day.
Additional results will be posted as ballots are returned from precincts to the election office for tabulation.
UPDATE, 8 a.m. | The Clay County election office is debuting a new app that could help make voting easier.
KSHB 41’s Grant Stephens took a look at the app Monday night. The app is geared toward telling voters the best time of day to vote.
The app will feature live wait times for each polling location.
"And I get asked, 'Well when is it not busy?"' said Tiffany Ellison, Democrat director of the Clay County Election Board of Election Commissioners. "Every election for years, and I've been here a while, we hear about long lines."
A check of the app Tuesday morning showed smooth operations so far.
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