Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he will recuse himself from overseeing the vote count between him and his opponent in the Republican primary for governor, incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer.
Fewer than 200 votes separate the two candidates, with Kobach holding the razor-thin edge. As Secretary of State, Kobach is in charge of state elections. But with the tally so close, Colyer has called Kobach to recuse himself. And in an interview with CNN on Thursday night, Kobach said he would, despite dismissing the act as "purely symbolic."