Turnout for the November election was the third highest in Johnson County’s history, despite the fact that it was in a non-presidential year, according to statistics shared by County Election Commissioner Connie Schmidt as the post-election vote canvass began Friday. Some 298,141 ballots were cast for a 62.4% turnout, Schmidt...

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