Chad Taylor (Kansas)
Chad Taylor was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Kansas.[1][2] He won the nomination in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2014, but withdrew on September 3, 2014.[3][4] Secretary of State Kris Kobach then determined that, based on Kansas election law, Taylor would remain on the general election ballot in November because he failed to declare that he would be unable to perform the job if elected.[5] Taylor brought suit, and the Kansas Supreme Court overturned Kobach's decision on September 18, 2014. Taylor did not appear on the November ballot.[6]
Elections
2014
Taylor ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Kansas.[1] He won the nomination in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2014.[3] Taylor withdrew on September 3, 2014.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chad Taylor |
53.3% | 35,067 | ||
| Patrick Wiesner | 46.7% | 30,752 | ||
| Total Votes | 65,819 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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Polls
| General election match-up | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pat Roberts (R) | Chad Taylor (D) | Randall Batson (L) | Greg Orman (I) | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||
| SurveyUSA October 22-26, 2014 | 44% | 0% | 0% | 42% | 10% | +/-4.0 | 623 | ||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing October 20-21, 2014 | 45% | 0% | 0% | 47% | 8% | +/-3.0 | 1,124 | ||||||||||||
| Remington Research Group October 9-12, 2014 | 48% | 0% | 2% | 46% | 4% | +/-2.97 | 1,091 | ||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 9-12, 2014 | 41% | 0% | 5% | 44% | 10% | +/-3.0 | 1,081 | ||||||||||||
| CNN Opinion Research October 2-6, 2014 | 49% | 0% | 2% | 48% | 1% | +/-3.5 | 1,025 | ||||||||||||
| NBC News/Marist September/October 27-1, 2014 | 38% | 0% | 5% | 48% | 9% | +/-2.7 | 1,282 | ||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling September 11-14, 2014 | 34% | 6% | 4% | 41% | 15% | +/-2.7 | 1,328 | ||||||||||||
| SurveyUSA September 4-7, 2014 | 36% | 10% | 6% | 37% | 11% | +/-4.2 | 555 | ||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling August 14-17, 2014 | 32% | 25% | 3% | 23% | 17% | +/-3.3 | 903 | ||||||||||||
| Rasmussen Reports August 6-7, 2014 | 44% | 40% | 0% | 0% | 8% | +/-4.0 | 750 | ||||||||||||
| SurveyUSA July 17-22, 2014 | 38% | 33% | 4% | 14% | 10% | +/-2.9 | 1,208 | ||||||||||||
| SurveyUSA June 19-23, 2014 | 43% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 12% | +/-3.1 | 1,068 | ||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling February 18-20, 2014 | 38% | 32% | 0% | 0% | 20% | +/-3.7 | 693 | ||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign contributions
2014
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Taylor's reports.[7]
| Chad Taylor (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[8] | April 15, 2014 | $0 | $85,344 | $(11,425) | $73,919 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $85,344 | $(11,425) | ||||||||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Chad + Taylor + Kansas + Senate"
See also
External links
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Wikipedia
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federal Election Commission, "Chad Taylor 2014 Summary reports," accessed November 25, 2013
- ↑ News Observer, "Northeast Kansas prosecutor launches US Senate bid," accessed March 1, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Primary Results 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas City Star, "Democrat Chad Taylor withdraws from U.S. Senate race in Kansas," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Kan. official: Democrat stays on ballot," September 4, 2014
- ↑ Kansas.com, "http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article2065947.html," September 11,2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chad Taylor 2014 Summary reports," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 15, 2014
