Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
Taylor is a former Kansas secretary of labor and Shawnee County commissioner.
Elections
2020
See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Jacob LaTurner defeated Michelle De La Isla and Robert Garrard in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacob LaTurner (R) | 55.1 | 185,464 |
 | Michelle De La Isla (D) | 40.6 | 136,650 | |
| Robert Garrard (L) | 4.2 | 14,201 | ||
| Total votes: 336,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Michelle De La Isla defeated James Windholz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle De La Isla | 75.0 | 41,050 |
| James Windholz | 25.0 | 13,662 | ||
| Total votes: 54,712 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Abbie Hodgson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Jacob LaTurner defeated incumbent Steve Watkins and Dennis Taylor in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob LaTurner | 49.1 | 47,898 |
 | Steve Watkins | 33.9 | 33,053 | |
 | Dennis Taylor | 16.9 | 16,512 | |
| Total votes: 97,463 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2018
See also: Kansas Secretary of State election, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas Secretary of State
Scott Schwab defeated Brian McClendon and Rob Hodgkinson in the general election for Kansas Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Schwab (R) | 52.6 | 549,416 |
 | Brian McClendon (D) | 43.9 | 458,142 | |
 | Rob Hodgkinson (L) | 3.5 | 36,882 | |
| Total votes: 1,044,440 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Brian McClendon advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian McClendon | 100.0 | 139,457 |
| Total votes: 139,457 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathaniel McLaughlin (D)
- Lucy Steyer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Scott Schwab defeated Randy Duncan, Dennis Taylor, Craig McCullah, and Keith Esau in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Schwab | 38.3 | 108,705 |
| Randy Duncan | 20.2 | 57,236 | ||
| Dennis Taylor | 19.9 | 56,537 | |
| Craig McCullah | 11.5 | 32,615 | ||
 | Keith Esau | 10.0 | 28,426 | |
| Total votes: 283,519 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dennis Taylor did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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