2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas explained

Election Name:	2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
Country:	Kansas
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
Next Year:	2022
Seats For Election:	All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:	November 3, 2020
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:	3
Seats1:	3
Popular Vote1:	775,898
Percentage1:	57.10%
Swing1:	3.15%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:	1
Seats2:	1
Popular Vote2:	557,258
Percentage2:	41.01%
Swing2:	2.88%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 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.

Overview

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scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	208,229	71.16%	84,393	28.84%	0	0.00%	292,622	100.0%	Republican hold
	185,464	55.15%	136,650	40.63%	14,201	4.22%	336,315	100.0%	Republican hold
	178,773	43.56%	220,049	53.62%	11,596	2.83%	410,418	100.0%	Democratic hold
	203,432	63.65%	116,166	36.35%	0	0.00%	319,598	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	775,898	57.10%	557,258	41.01%	25,797	1.89%	1,358,953	100.0%

District 1

Election Name:	2020 Kansas's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Kansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 1
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Tracey Mann official portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Tracey Mann
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	208,229
Percentage1:	71.2%
Nominee2:	Kali Barnett
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	84,393
Percentage2:	28.8%
Map Size:	275px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Roger Marshall
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Tracey Mann
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Kansas's 1st congressional district. The 1st district takes in over half of Kansas, encompassing rural western and northern Kansas, including Manhattan, Salina, Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Hays and Hutchinson. The incumbent was Republican Roger Marshall, who was reelected with 68.1% of the vote in 2018.^[1] Marshall announced on September 7, 2019, that he would not be running for re-election, opting to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas instead.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tracey Mann, former lieutenant governor of Kansas (2018–2019) and candidate for Kansas's 1st congressional district in 2010^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Clifford, Finney County commissioner^[4]
• Jerry Molstad, physician assistant and retired U.S. Army Colonel^[5]
• Michael Soetaert, reverend^[6]

Withdrew

• Troy Waymaster, state representative^{[7] [8]}

Declined

• Tim Huelskamp, former U.S. representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district (2011–2017)^[9]
• Roger Marshall, incumbent U.S. representative (running for U.S. Senate)^[2]
• Ken Rahjes, state representative (running for re-election)^[10]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kali Barnett, author and teacher^[11]

Eliminated in primary

• Christy Davis, concert director^[12]

Withdrew

• Brandon Williams, local Walmart manager^{[13] [14]}

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[15]		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections^[16]		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[17]		July 2, 2020
Politico^[18]		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos^[19]		June 3, 2020
RCP^[20]		June 9, 2020
Niskanen^[21]		June 7, 2020

Results

District 2

Election Name:	2020 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Kansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 2
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 2
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Jake LaTurner Congressional ID photo (117th).jpg
Nominee1:	Jake LaTurner
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	185,464
Percentage1:	55.2%
Nominee2:	Michelle De La Isla
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	136,650
Percentage2:	40.6%
Map Size:	135px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Steve Watkins
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Jake LaTurner
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Kansas's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district encompasses most of eastern Kansas from Nebraska to Oklahoma save the Kansas City metropolitan area, including both the cities of Topeka and Lawrence. The incumbent is Republican Steve Watkins, who was elected with 47.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1] In August 2019, Watkins evaded questions about his political future coming from reporters who encountered him at a Fort Scott constituent meeting in Southeast Kansas where he had been talking about aiding veterans.^[22] Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner had declared his intention to run for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, but was persuaded by Republican party officials to instead run against Watkins.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jake LaTurner, Kansas State Treasurer^[23]

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Taylor, former secretary of the Kansas Department of Administration, former deputy director of the Kansas Lottery, and candidate for Kansas Secretary of State in 2018^[24]
• Steve Watkins, incumbent U.S. representative^[25]

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michelle De La Isla, mayor of Topeka^[26]

Eliminated in primary

• James K. Windholz, graduate teaching assistant at the University of Kansas^{[27] [28]}

Withdrawn

• Abbie Hodgson, former speechwriter for former governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius^[29]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		August 5, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		September 8, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		October 24, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jake LaTurner (R)	Michelle De La Isla (D)	Other/ Undecided
VCreek/AMG (R)	September 29–30, 2020	739 (LV)	± 3.6%		47%	36%	–
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D)	July 29–30, 2020	488 (LV)	± 4.4%		45%	41%	–
Battleground Connect (R)	July 16–17, 2020	1,250 (LV)	–		42%	41%	16%

with Steve Watkins and Michelle De La Isla

Results

District 3

Election Name:	2020 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Kansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 3
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Sharice Davids (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Sharice Davids
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	220,049
Percentage1:	53.6%
Nominee2:	Amanda Adkins
Party2:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	178,773
Percentage2:	43.6%
Map Size:	100px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Sharice Davids
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Sharice Davids
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Kansas's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district encompasses the Kansas City metropolitan area, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee, Spring Hill, DeSoto and Olathe. The incumbent is Democrat Sharice Davids, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2018, unseating four-term Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sharice Davids, incumbent U.S. representative^[30]

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Amanda Adkins, Cerner Corporation executive and former Kansas Republican Party chairwoman^[31]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Beehler, construction engineering executive^[24]
• Adrienne Foster, former mayor of Roeland Park and Small Business Administration official^[32]
• Tom Love, former state representative^[24]
• Sara Hart Weir, former CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society^[33]

Declined

• Kevin Yoder, former U.S. representative^[34]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		October 21, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		October 16, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		October 15, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		October 26, 2020
RCP		October 24, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

District 4

Election Name:	2020 Kansas's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Kansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 4
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas#District 4
Next Year:	2022
Image1:	File:Ron Estes, 115th official photo (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Ron Estes
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	203,432
Percentage1:	63.7%
Nominee2:	Laura Lombard
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	116,166
Percentage2:	36.3%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Ron Estes
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Ron Estes
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Kansas's 4th congressional district. The 4th district is located in south-central Kansas, taking in Wichita and the surrounding suburbs, including Derby and Newton. The incumbent is Republican Ron Estes, who won the 2017 special election for the seat vacated by Mike Pompeo and was re-elected with 59.4% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ron Estes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Laura Lombard, business consultant and candidate for Kansas's 4th congressional district in 2018^[35]

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report		July 2, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections		June 2, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball		July 2, 2020
Politico		April 19, 2020
Daily Kos		June 3, 2020
RCP		June 9, 2020
Niskanen		June 7, 2020

Results

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

• • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Kansas . (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Kali Barnett (D) for Congress
• Tracey Mann (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Michelle De La Isla (D) for Congress
• Jake LaTurner (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Amanda Adkins (R) for Congress
• Sharice Davids (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Ron Estes (R) for Congress
• Laura Lombard (D) for Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. March 1, 2019.
2. Web site: Shorman . Jonathan . Western Kansas congressman launches Senate campaign, hoping to follow path of past senators . . September 7, 2019 . September 7, 2019.
3. Web site: Former Kansas Lt. Gov. announces candidacy for Congress . KWCH . September 10, 2019 . September 9, 2019.
4. Web site: Clifford joins 1st district race, expresses support for Trump. Salina Journal. Hawks. John. September 12, 2019. September 12, 2019.
5. Web site: Jerry Molstad announces run for Big First district . The Hutchinson News . May 12, 2020.
6. Web site: Clarkin . Mary . Council Grove man running for city offices, Congress . Salina Journal . January 12, 2020 . October 23, 2019.
7. Web site: Russell . Kan . State lawmaker running for western Kansas seat in Congress . The Kansas City Star . October 15, 2019 . October 15, 2019 . October 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191015195347/https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article236240203.html . dead .
8. Web site: Waymaster's exit narrows GOP field in 1st District race for Congress . The Morning Sun . May 25, 2020 . June 23, 2020 . June 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627131716/https://www.morningsun.net/news/20200525/waymasters-exit-narrows-gop-field-in-1st-district-race-for-congress . dead .
9. Web site: Cooper . Brad . Huelskamp discusses political future . Sunflower State Journal . August 12, 2019 . August 12, 2019.
10. Web site: Kansas 2020 Primary Candidate List . https://web.archive.org/web/20200415143214/https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/elections_upcoming_candidate_display.aspx?id=27. 15 April 2020.
11. Web site: Friend . Amber . Garden City native Kali Barnett launches congressional campaign . The Garden City Telegram . August 13, 2019 . August 9, 2019 . August 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190813214453/https://www.gctelegram.com/news/20190808/garden-city-native-kali-barnett-launches-congressional-campaign . dead .
12. Web site: More candidates step forward to represent Big First district. Chuck. Samples. kvoe.com. November 18, 2019. November 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104024349/http://kvoe.com/news/item/45574-more-candidates-step-forward-to-represent-big-first-district. dead.
13. Web site: Clarkin . Mary . Hutchinson Walmart manager running for Congress . The Hutchinson News . January 12, 2020 . October 24, 2019.
14. Web site: Brandon Williams . Ballotpedia.
15. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019 . The Cook Political Report . September 20, 2019.
16. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 3, 2019.
17. Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . August 28, 2019 . August 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822073139/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/ . dead .
18. Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. November 19, 2019 . Politico.
19. Web site: Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020 . Daily Kos Elections. February 28, 2020.
20. Web site: Battle for White House. April 19, 2019 . RCP.
21. Web site: 2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections. April 28, 2020. Niskanen Center. May 1, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124503/https://www.niskanencenter.org/negative-partisanship-and-the-2020-congressional-elections/. dead.
22. Web site: Smith . Sherman . Carpenter . Tim . U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins ducks reporters amid speculation he could resign . The Topeka Capital-Journal . August 27, 2019 . August 22, 2019.
23. Web site: Wise . Lindsay . In Kansas GOP Fight, Jake LaTurner Leaves Senate Race to Challenge Incumbent Rep. Steve Watkins . The Wall Street Journal . September 4, 2019 . September 4, 2019.
24. Web site: Lowry . Bryan . Shorman . Jonathan . Former Brownback official, ex-lawmaker join Kansas GOP races for Congress at last minute . The Kansas City Star . June 1, 2020 . June 1, 2020.
25. Web site: Lowry . Bryan . Kansas freshman Rep. Watkins, plagued by missteps, mum about thousands in legal fee . The Kansas City Star . January 6, 2020 . December 22, 2019.
26. Web site: Shorman . Jonathan . Topeka Mayor De La Isla launches bid for Congress, filling Democratic void in race . The Kansas City Star . January 6, 2020 . January 6, 2020.
27. Web site: Newton . Ken . Candidate wants to turn attention back to national debt . News Press Now . June 7, 2020.
28. Web site: University of Kansas . Political Science Department . en . 23 August 2019 . June 23, 2020 . June 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200623075643/https://kups.ku.edu/james-windholz . dead .
29. Web site: Carpenter . Tim . Democrat Abbie Hodgson drops out of 2nd District congressional race . The Topeka Capital-Journal . October 15, 2019 . October 15, 2019.
30. Web site: 2020 Kansas Democratic Congressional Candidates. January 12, 2020. January 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200110222332/https://kansasdems.org/2020congress. dead.
31. News: Senter . Jay . Amanda Adkins of Overland Park enters race for Rep. Davids' seat, setting up Republican primary . September 13, 2019 . Shawnee Mission Post . September 9, 2019.
32. Web site: Senter . Jay . Former Roeland Park Mayor Adrienne Foster kicks off run for Congress at Shawnee Indian Mission . Shawnee Mission Post . November 27, 2019 . October 8, 2019.
33. News: Lowry. Bryan. Disability rights advocate launches campaign to unseat Rep. Sharice Davids in Kansas. The Kansas City Star. July 29, 2019. November 27, 2019.
34. News: Lowry. Bryan. Is Kevin Yoder a candidate for Congress? No, but here's what he told the FEC. The Kansas City Star. May 1, 2019. November 27, 2019.
35. Web site: Shorman . Jonathan . Democrat Laura Lombard, launching bid for Congress, slams Ron Estes as GOP 'yes man' . The Wichita Eagle . March 7, 2020.