WASHINGTON (AP) — Kansas Republicans will narrow down a crowded field for governor in a state primary Tuesday as they look to retake the state’s top office after eight years of Democratic rule. The Republican primary for governor will be the latest test of President Donald Trump’s influence in Republican primaries this year. The state’s two most heavily Democratic counties, Douglas and Wyandotte, tend to be more influential in Democratic primaries than in Republican primaries. About 463,000 Republican primary votes and about 289,000 Democratic primary votes were cast in the 2022 primaries for governor. About 45% of the Democratic primary vote and about 28% of the Republican primary vote in the 2024 state primaries was cast early in-person or by mail.