Kris Kobach will recuse himself in Kansas governor election at Jeff Colyer's request

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced late Thursday he will recuse himself from the continued process of counting votes in the Republican primary race against incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer following the governor’s call for him to do so earlier in the day.

“Yeah, we’ll be formally answering his request tomorrow. But I’ll give you a heads-up. Yes, I’ll be happy to recuse myself. But as I say, it really doesn’t make any difference. My office doesn’t count the votes,” Kobach told CNN host Chris Cuomo.