WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — There is no escaping abortion politics in Wichita, where the race between two Republicans for district attorney could come down to who voters believe is a stronger opponent. The campaign highlights how the debate has changed since an activist gunned down one of the country's few remaining late-term abortion providers in 2009.

Wichita became a focal point of the national fight over abortion rights early on with mass protests and the unsuccessful prosecution of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Today, the city no longer has an abortion clinic, and Republicans who control the governor's office and state Legislature have enacted even tighter restrictions on those that exist elsewhere in the state.

The abortion rights supporter who served as Wichita's top prosecutor for 24 years, Nola Foulston, is leaving office with no Democrat running to replace her. That means whoever wins Tuesday's Republican primary essentially wins the job.