In Shawnee, a slate of Democratic-leaning candidates bested their conservative rivals, fueled by fervent voter support for tax rebate programs and infrastructure projects. A few miles away in Prairie Village, voters rejected both an effort to change the city’s form of government and the candidates behind the push. And in the Blue Valley School District, residents elected a trio of Democratic-leaning school board candidates and ousted an incumbent who faced blowback for a series of anti-LGBTQ soc