Moderates Hold 6-4 Majority on Board of Education

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Moderates Hold 6-4 Majority on Board of Education Moderates settle for 6-4 majority on Board of Education. Reporter: AP

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Moderates settle for a 6-to-4 majority after failing to unseat two incumbent conservatives on the Kansas Board of Education.

The moderates plan to get rid of anti-evolution standards forced onto Kansas schools.

In the Seventh District, Republican incumbent Ken Willard of Hutchinson eked out a narrow victory over Democrat Jack Wempe of Lyons, a former state Board of Regents member.

The other conservative incumbent, Republican John Bacon, won re-election in the Third District over Democrat Don Weiss. Both are from Olathe.

In the Ninth District, moderate Republican Jan Shaver of Independence defeated Democrat Charles Kent Runyan of Pittsburg.

Moderate Republican Sally Cauble of Liberal defeated former Garden City mayor Tim Cruz with 65 percent of the vote in the Fifth District.

Democratic board member Janet Waugh of Kansas City was unopposed.

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