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PITTSBURG —
With all precincts reporting to the Kansas Secretary of State's Office — minus absentee ballots — Senate District 13 Republican candidate Jacob LaTurner, of Pittsburg, defeated incumbent Bob Marshall, of Fort Scott, by 3,790 votes to 2,835, a difference of 955 votes.
"We are just thrlled," LaTurner said. "We have the most dedicated volunteers working for us. They believed in us and worked so hard. This is a great night."
Marshall said he had phoned to congratulate LaTurner on the win and to wish him good luck in the upcoming Senate race against Democrat Gene Garman in the November general election.
"I want to thank the citizens of District 13 and was proud to serve them," Marshall said. "I wish only the best for them."
Senate District 13 by the numbers
Total votes Percent
Crawford County
Jacob LaTurner 1,355 52.26
Bob Marshall 1,238 47.74
Bourbon County
Jacob LaTurner 478 33
Bob Marshall 973 67
Cherokee County
Jacob LaTurner 1,847 76
Bob Marshall 591 24
Labette County
Jacob LaTurner 110 79
Bob Marshall 30 21
Total state
Jacob LaTurner 3,790 57
Bob Marshall 2,835 43
With all precincts reporting to the Kansas Secretary of State's Office — minus absentee ballots — Senate District 13 Republican candidate Jacob LaTurner, of Pittsburg, defeated incumbent Bob Marshall, of Fort Scott, by 3,790 votes to 2,835, a difference of 955 votes.
"We are just thrlled," LaTurner said. "We have the most dedicated volunteers working for us. They believed in us and worked so hard. This is a great night."
Marshall said he had phoned to congratulate LaTurner on the win and to wish him good luck in the upcoming Senate race against Democrat Gene Garman in the November general election.
"I want to thank the citizens of District 13 and was proud to serve them," Marshall said. "I wish only the best for them."
Senate District 13 by the numbers
Total votes Percent
Crawford County
Jacob LaTurner 1,355 52.26
Bob Marshall 1,238 47.74
Bourbon County
Jacob LaTurner 478 33
Bob Marshall 973 67
Cherokee County
Jacob LaTurner 1,847 76
Bob Marshall 591 24
Labette County
Jacob LaTurner 110 79
Bob Marshall 30 21
Total state
Jacob LaTurner 3,790 57
Bob Marshall 2,835 43
