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Latino voters help fuel Kansas' blue wave

High Plains Public Radio | By Calen Moore
Published November 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM CST

In southwest Kansas, three majority-Latino counties shocked the political establishment by going blue for the first time in decades. Voters and activists say immigration enforcement was a big factor.

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