Mere 14 votes separate Topeka City Council candidates Duncan, Coen

Topeka City Councilman Jeff Coen has received 67 more votes in this year’s election for the District 8 council seat than he did in 2015.

But that year, he won decisively. This year, Coen trails opponent Spencer Duncan by a mere 14 votes in an election characterized by above-average voter turnout.

Duncan has 1,079 votes compared to 1,065 for Coen, according to final, unofficial figures provided by Shawnee County Election Commissioner Andrew Howell’s office.

(Read more: Local Government – The Topeka Capital-Journal)