Challengers take leads in early voting

Here are Tuesday's 2016 primary election results from the office of the Ellsworth County Election Officer. Contested races only.
(I) stands for incumbent.

9:30 p.m. Finals:

County Commissioner, 3rd District
Leland Francis, R-Wilson — 131
Stephen S. Dlabal, R-Wilson — 254

County Attorney
Joseph R. Shepack, R-Ellsworth (I) — 349
Susan Hoffman Robson, R-Marion — 952

County Sheriff
Tracy L. Ploutz, R-Ellsworth (I) — 442
Murray Marston, R-Ellsworth — 872

U.S. Senator
Monique Singh, D-Kansas City — 19
Patrick Wiesner, D-Lawrence — 54

Jerry Moran, R-Hays (I) — 1,089
DJ Smith, R-Osawatomie — 188

U.S. House of Representatives
Roger “Doc” Marshall, R-Great Bend — 835
Tim Huelskamp, R-Fowler (I) — 440

8:13 p.m. with 19 of 25 Ellsworth County precincts reporting.

County Commissioner, 3rd District
Leland Francis, R-Wilson — 27
Stephen S. Dlabal, R-Wilson — 73

County Attorney
Joseph R. Shepack, R-Ellsworth (I) — 292
Susan Hoffman Robson, R-Marion — 701

County Sheriff
Tracy L. Ploutz, R-Ellsworth (I) — 344
Murray Marston, R-Ellsworth — 657

U.S. Senator
Monique Singh, D-Kansas City — 19
Patrick Wiesner, D-Lawrence — 54

Jerry Moran, R-Hays (I) — 383
DJ Smith, R-Osawatomie — 76

U.S. House of Representatives
Roger “Doc” Marshall, R-Great Bend — 300
Tim Huelskamp, R-Fowler (I) — 166

7:35 p.m. with advance voted counted, accounting for 6 percent of the county’s 4,069 registered voters.

County Commissioner, 3rd District
Leland Francis, R-Wilson — 14
Stephen S. Dlabal, R-Wilson — 33

County Attorney
Joseph R. Shepack, R-Ellsworth (I) — 48
Susan Hoffman Robson, R-Marion — 141

County Sheriff
Tracy L. Ploutz, R-Ellsworth (I) — 61
Murray Marston, R-Ellsworth — 128

U.S. Senator
Monique Singh, D-Kansas City —
Patrick Wiesner, D-Lawrence —

Jerry Moran, R-Hays (I) — 149
DJ Smith, R-Osawatomie — 34

U.S. House of Representatives
Roger “Doc” Marshall, R-Great Bend — 122
Tim Huelskamp, R-Fowler (I) — 62