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140 years later, voters may have elected second Black Kansan to hold statewide office

States Newsroom · November 10, 2026

TOPEKA — Edward McCabe was a two-term state auditor in Kansas, making waves as the first Black Kansan to serve in a statewide office. McCabe served as a Republican until 1887, when party members forbade him from running for a third term, and that was the last time a Black Kansan served in a statewide office. That is…

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140 years later, voters may have elected second Black Kansan to hold statewide office

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