A constitutional amendment to ensure the position of sheriff remains an elected office in most Kansas counties was sailing to victory, while an amendment to give the Kansas Legislature more oversight of decisions made by the governor was narrowly losing.

The constitutional amendment regarding the election of sheriffs, which also created tighter provisions on how a sheriff can be removed from office, was winning with 61% of the vote with about 85% of precincts reporting at about 11 p.m.

A constitutional amendment that would give the Kansas Legislature more authority to oversee and possibly change decisions made by the state’s executive branch — led by the governor — was losing 51% to 49% with about 85% of precincts reporting. The No vote had about a 14,000-vote lead with most of the largest counties in Kansas already having reported their results.

In other statewide election news, all members of the Kansas Supreme Court who were up for retention were on track to be retained, despite a campaign by an anti-abortion group that had sought to remove several of the justices.