Jim Sherow
James "Jim" Sherow was a 2014 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Kansas.[1] He was defeated by incumbent Tim Huelskamp (R) in the general election.[2] He won the nomination in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2014.[3]
Career
Sherow was the former mayor of Manhattan, KS.[4]
Elections
2014
Sherow ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 1st District.[1] He won the nomination in the Democratic primary on August 5, 2014.[3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Tim Huelskamp Incumbent |
68% | 138,764 | |
| Democratic | Jim Sherow | 33% | 65,397 | |
| Total Votes | 204,161 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
James Sherow |
65.7% | 8,209 | ||
| Bryan Whitney | 34.3% | 4,293 | ||
| Total Votes | 12,502 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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Race ratings
Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Fairvote's Monopoly Politics all rate the race as Safe Republican.[5][6][7]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Sherow + Kansas + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Kansas' 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
- Kansas' 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2014 Primary (official)," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Election Results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Primary Results 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ The Republic, "Heavily Republican 1st District, stacks of campaign cash boost Huelskamp re-election prospects," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
