Eric Bloom

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Eric Bloom

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 6, 2024

Eric Bloom (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann defeated Paul Buskirk in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracey Mann (R)	69.1	210,493
		Paul Buskirk (D)	30.9	93,965

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 304,458
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Paul Buskirk advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Buskirk	100.0	15,240

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,240
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann defeated Eric Bloom in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracey Mann	87.5	57,219
	Submit photo	Eric Bloom	12.5	8,148

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,367
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bloom in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Eric Bloom campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Kansas District 1	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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Kansas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Roger Marshall (R)

Jerry Moran (R)

Representatives

District 1

Tracey Mann (R)

District 2

Derek Schmidt (R)

District 3

Sharice Davids (D)

District 4

Ron Estes (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)