TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the Kansas primary (all times local):

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s chief spokeswoman says the results of Kansas’ primary election show that the state is experiencing the same “anti-incumbency sentiment” at play elsewhere in the nation.

Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said in a statement Wednesday that the governor looks forward to working with strong Republican majorities after the November election.

Republican moderates had made the election a referendum on the state’s ongoing budget problems and battles over education funding.

At least 11 conservative GOP legislators lost primary races. They included Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce of Nickerson.

Retired Hutchinson Community College President Ed Berger defeated Bruce and made the state’s budget problems the focus of his successful campaign. He said Wednesday that concerns about the budget resonated with voters.