2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas explained

Election Name:2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
Country:Kansas
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:November 8, 2016
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:4
Seats1:4
Popular Vote1:694,240
Percentage1:59.15%
Swing1: 3.58%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:317,635
Percentage2:27.06%
Swing2: 9.08%
Party4:Independent
Last Election4:0
Seats4:0
Popular Vote4:86,790
Percentage4:7.39%
Swing4:New
Party5:Libertarian Party (United States)
Last Election5:0
Seats5:0
Popular Vote5:74,227
Percentage5:6.32%
Swing5: 5.18%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.

Overview

PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican694,24059.15%44
Democratic317,63527.06%00
Independents86,7907.39%00
Libertarian74,2276.32%00
Write-ins8740.07%00
Totals1,173,736100.00%440

District 1

Election Name:2016 Kansas's 1st congressional district election
Country:Kansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Roger Marshall, 115th official photo.jpg
Nominee1:Roger Marshall
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:169,992
Percentage1:65.9%
Nominee2:Alan LaPolice
Party2:Independent
Popular Vote2:67,739
Percentage2:26.3%
Nominee3:Kerry Burt
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:19,366
Percentage3:7.5%
Map Size:275px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Tim Huelskamp
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Roger Marshall
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Kansas's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Tim Huelskamp defeated a little-known opponent, former school administrator Alan LaPolice, in the Republican primary election by a closer than expected margin of 55% to 45% in the 2014 elections. Because of this, his poor relationship with House Republican leadership and his support for cutting farm subsidies, which cost him the support of the Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association in 2014, he was thought to be vulnerable to a primary challenge.[1] [2] In the primary election on August 2, 2016, Huelskamp was defeated 57%-43%.[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tim
Huelskamp
Roger
Marshall
OtherUndecided
Fort Hays State University[4] July 11–22, 2016176± 6.76%40% align=center41%3%15%
Clout Research (R)[5] July 7–9, 2016615± 3.9%42% align=center49%9%

Results

Libertarian

Nominee

Independent

Declared

General election

Results

District 2

Election Name:2016 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election
Country:Kansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 2
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 2
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Lynn Jenkins 115th official photo (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:Lynn Jenkins
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:181,228
Percentage1:60.9%
Nominee2:Britani Potter
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:96,840
Percentage2:32.6%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:James Houston Bales
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:19,333
Percentage3:6.5%
Map Size:135px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Lynn Jenkins
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Lynn Jenkins
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Kansas's 2nd congressional district.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Withdrawn

Results

Libertarian

Nominee

General election

Results

District 3

Election Name:2016 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election
Country:Kansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3
Next Year:2018
Image1:File:Kevin Yoder, 115th official photo (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:Kevin Yoder
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:176,022
Percentage1:51.3%
Nominee2:Jay Sidie
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:139,300
Percentage2:40.6%
Image3:File:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Steve Hohe
Party3:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:27,791
Percentage3:8.1%
Map Size:100px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Kevin Yoder
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Kevin Yoder
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Kansas's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder faced a primary challenge from retired U.S. Army officer Greg Goode, who ran strongly to the right; Yoder easily won.

As of June 2016, Yoder had raised far more money in campaign contributions than either his Republican primary opponent or his Democratic rival.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Election results were as follows:[11]

Democratic primary

Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[12] Businessman Jay Sidie of Mission Woods won a three-way Democratic primary.[8] [7]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Election results were as follows:[11]

Libertarian

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 4

Election Name:2016 Kansas's 4th congressional district election
Country:Kansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 4
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2017 Kansas's 4th congressional district special election
Next Year:2017 (special)
Image1:File:Mike Pompeo 113th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Mike Pompeo
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:166,998
Percentage1:60.7%
Nominee2:Daniel Giroux
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:81,495
Percentage2:29.6%
Nominee3:Miranda Allen
Party3:Independent
Popular Vote3:19,021
Percentage3:6.9%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Mike Pompeo
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Mike Pompeo
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

See also: Kansas's 4th congressional district.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Libertarian

Nominee

Independent

Declared

General election

Results

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House Conservative Faces Primary Peril in 2016 . Roll Call . Alexis Levinson . December 9, 2014 . December 9, 2014 . December 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141210141050/http://atr.rollcall.com/elections-2016-tim-huelskamp-kansas-primary/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Is This Lawmaker Too Conservative for the Tea Party? . National Journal . Jack Fitzpatrick . February 2, 2015 . February 4, 2015.
  3. Web site: Tea party's Tim Huelskamp ousted by challenger Roger Marshall in Kansas congressional race . July 3, 2018.
  4. http://www.hutchnews.com/news/elections/docking-poll-marshall-is-a-toe-ahead-of-huelskamp/article_702e8462-a063-5663-a70f-de4eeccc67ca.html Fort Hays State University
  5. http://www.hutchnews.com/news/elections/poll-shows-marshall-leading-huelskamp/article_c2d30485-c3ff-5ac3-966b-1341b82cc133.html Clout Research (R)
  6. News: Wingerter. Justin. Republican Alan LaPolice joins Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Roger Marshall in 1st District congressional race. February 15, 2016. The Topeka Capital-Journal. June 11, 2015.
  7. Dion Lefler, 2016 Kansas primary results: U.S. Senate, Congressional Districts 3 and 4, Kansas.com (August 2, 2016).
  8. Mary Rupert, Candidates hold widely varying views in 3rd District, U.S. House contest, Wyandotte Daily (July 25, 2016).
  9. Web site: Dannebohm: On Duke, ex-girlfriends and gay vibe. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Tim Carpenter. January 21, 2015.
  10. Steve Kraske, Milton Wolf is looking hard at the 2016 campaign, Kansas City Star (February 6, 2016).
  11. http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/house/kansas Kansas House Primaries Results
  12. Dave Helling, Mission Woods Democrat announces campaign against U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, Kansas City Star (May 19, 2016).