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Former teacher and school administrator Brenda Dietrich is projected to win a seat in the Kansas state Senate this year.

Dietrich was ahead of her opponent Rachel Willis by 14 percentage points with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial by the Kansas secretary of state. The Topeka Capital-Journal Dietrich is likely to maintain her lead even as more votes are counted.

Dietrich, a Republican, is serving her second term in the state House of Representatives, but before entering politics she , working as a teacher, building administrator and superintendent. , her opponent, is a communications specialist.

The seat represents District 20, which part of Topeka and regions to its southwest. Dietrich鈥檚 win 鈥� along with that of two other area Republicans 鈥斅爉eans Topeka will be represented by all Republicans 鈥渇or the first time in many years,鈥� .

Dietrich was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 2016; she was re-elected in 2018. She was named Kansas state Superintendent of the Year in 2017 for her work in Topeka鈥檚 Auburn-Washburn School District.

How to handle the coronavirus was one of the key differences between Dietrich and her opponent. Willis said she would have supported a statewide mask mandate to deal with the coronavirus, while Dietrich favored local control on the issue, according to the . Both candidates told the paper they support law enforcement but would like to see the state take action on issues of racial justice.

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