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Can Anyone Beat Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder? Six Democrats are Fighting for the Chance

By Kansas News Service
Published July 30, 2018 at 11:45 AM CDT
The Democrats running against Kansas Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder; top row from left to right: Sharice Davids, Mike McCamon and Tom Niermann; bottom row: Jay Sidie, Brent Welder and Sylvia Williams. (Photo collage by KCUR Radio)
The Democrats running against Kansas Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder; top row from left to right: Sharice Davids, Mike McCamon and Tom Niermann; bottom row: Jay Sidie, Brent Welder and Sylvia Williams. (Photo collage by KCUR Radio)

If there’s going to be a "blue wave" that sweeps across America this November, puting Democrats in charge of the U.S. House, Democrats probably have to win the 3rd Congressional District in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties.  And as Sam Zeff reports, there’s really only one question in the six-way Democratic primary: Who can beat Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder?  

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Sam Zeff is a reporter for KCUR Radio and a contributor to Kansas Public Radio and the Kansas News Service.

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