(KNZA)--Kansas Senator Dennis Pyle will be challenged in his bid for re-election to another 4-year term.
According to the Kansas Secretary of State's Office, Kirk Miller, of Havensville, filed Friday as a Democratic candidate for the 1st District Kansas Senate seat.
Pyle, a rural Hiawatha Republican, has held the seat since 2005. Prior to that, he was a Kansas Representative for the 49th District from 2001-2002.
The 1st District includes Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson and Nemaha Counties along with portions of Marshall and Pottawatomie Counties.
Pyle filed for re-election last month. Monday was the filing deadline.
The primary election will be held August 4 and the general election is November 3.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Holton man killed in Jackson Co crash
Morrill pair arrested on drug, child endangerment charges
Horton City Clerk's resignation accepted Monday
Falls City man sentenced to Federal Prison
Effingham owner regains truck following theft, arrest
Cold case investigation leads to Holton warrant
Ground Broken for new Sac and Fox Trad'n Post
Local residents avoid injury in chain reaction crash
Jackson Co traffic stop leads to arrest
One held for past Atchison shooting
90 mph+ downburst winds blamed for Thursday damage
Wamego man sentenced in second fentanyl-related death
Mayetta pair arrested on meth, child endangerment charges
Stolen trailer, 4-wheeler, recovered in Atchison
Early Thursday storms leave damage, outages, locally
Juveniles face charges following Atchison break-in
Atchison Co's Oswald named honorary bailiff for KS Court
LATEST STORIES
Pawnee City School Board approves personnel changes
Hazard mitigation planning meeting set for Atchison County MO
Effingham owner regains truck following theft, arrest
Cold case investigation leads to Holton warrant
Senator Slama on tax relief efforts
SE Nebraska March unemployment report
Falls City Career Academy to open during 24-25 school year
Denim Day declared for Nebraska state colleges