Keith Davenport, candidate for District 43 State Representative, held an election night watch party at Warren Place Tuesday, November 8. Davenport ran and lost against 10-year incumbent Bill Sutton. The final vote tally reported from Johnson County election office showed 3,965 votes for Republican Sutton and 2,905 votes for Davenport. Five votes were write-in candidates. Davenport congratulated Sutton on his re-election. “Thank you for keeping this race on local issues rather than national politics or smear campaigns,” he said. “I look forward to seeing how you will serve our community these next two years.” Davenport thanked everyone who volunteered, donated, supported and voted. “I am so proud of the campaign we were able to put together and the relationships we were able to build,” he said. Davenport said he plans to continue to keep the community informed about legislative activity in Topeka and advocating for fully funding special education and other policies.
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