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Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022

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Kansas' 1st Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2022
Primary: August 2, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Kansas
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+18
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Kansas, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was June 1, 2022.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann defeated James Beard in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tracey Mann
Tracey Mann (R)
 
67.7
 
161,333
Image of James Beard
James Beard (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.3
 
77,092

Total votes: 238,425
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

James Beard advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of James Beard
James Beard Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
42,589

Total votes: 42,589
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tracey Mann
Tracey Mann
 
100.0
 
117,899

Total votes: 117,899
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Kansas

Election information in Kansas: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 18, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 18, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 18, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 19, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


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Working to enact legislation that benefits all Kansans
Kansas needs robust right to repair legislation to empower farmers to fix their own equipment. It is beyond time that we end the federal prohibition on marijuana, providing new revenue streams for states, less water intense crops for our farmers and allowing our police to focus on more serious crimes. Our children deserve a renewed focus on public education, reimagining school accountability and deemphasizing the excessive testing requirements we currently face.



Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[1] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[2] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Tracey Mann Republican Party $1,237,054 $415,700 $1,097,551 As of December 31, 2022
James Beard Democratic Party $17,692 $17,313 $379 As of December 31, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[3]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[4][5][6]

Race ratings: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Kansas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kansas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Kansas U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 2% of the party's total voter registration in the district $1,760.00 6/1/2022 Source
Kansas U.S. House Unaffiliated 4% of registered voters in the district, or 5,000, whichever is less $20.00 8/1/2022 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Kansas District 1
until January 2, 2023

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Kansas District 1
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Kansas after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[8]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Kansas
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Kansas' 1st 34.1% 63.7% 28.1% 69.7%
Kansas' 2nd 40.7% 57.0% 41.3% 56.3%
Kansas' 3rd 51.2% 46.7% 54.3% 43.7%
Kansas' 4th 38.0% 59.7% 38.0% 59.7%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Kansas.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Kansas in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 5, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Nine candidates filed to run in Kansas' four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and five Republicans. That's 2.25 candidates per district, down from 4.75 in 2020 and six in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Kansas was apportioned four districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The nine candidates who filed to run this year were the fewest since 2012, when nine candidates ran as well. That number was down from 2020, when 19 candidates filed to run, and 2018, when 24 candidates filed.

There were no open seats this year, down from one in both 2020 and 2018. No incumbents faced primary challengers for the first time since 2012. That number was down from one in 2020 and three in 2018.

Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all four districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party. The Republican primary in the 3rd district was the only contested primary this year, a decade-low. That number was down from five contested primaries in 2020 and six in 2018.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 1st the 58th most Republican district nationally.[9]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Kansas' 1st based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
34.1% 63.7%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Kansas, 2020

Kansas presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 5 Democratic wins
  • 26 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D D R R R D D R R R R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Kansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Kansas
Kansas United States
Population 2,853,118 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 81,758 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 84.4% 72.5%
Black/African American 5.9% 12.7%
Asian 2.9% 5.5%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2.5% 4.9%
Multiple 3.5% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 11.9% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 91% 88%
College graduation rate 33.4% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $59,597 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 12% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Kansas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kansas, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 1 1
Republican 2 3 5
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 4 6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Kansas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Kansas, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Laura Kelly
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party David Toland
Secretary of State Republican Party Scott Schwab
Attorney General Republican Party Derek Schmidt

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Kansas State Legislature as of November 2022.

Kansas State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 11
     Republican Party 29
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Kansas House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 39
     Republican Party 86
     Independent 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 125

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Kansas was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

District history

2020

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Tracey Mann defeated Kali Barnett and Michael Soetaert in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tracey Mann
Tracey Mann (R)
 
71.2
 
208,229
Image of Kali Barnett
Kali Barnett (D)
 
28.8
 
84,393
Image of Michael Soetaert
Michael Soetaert (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 292,622
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Kali Barnett defeated Christy Davis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kali Barnett
Kali Barnett
 
62.6
 
16,671
Christy Davis
 
37.4
 
9,962

Total votes: 26,633
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Tracey Mann defeated Bill Clifford, Jerry Molstad, and Michael Soetaert in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tracey Mann
Tracey Mann
 
54.2
 
65,373
Image of Bill Clifford
Bill Clifford
 
33.1
 
39,914
Image of Jerry Molstad
Jerry Molstad
 
7.9
 
9,545
Image of Michael Soetaert
Michael Soetaert
 
4.8
 
5,756

Total votes: 120,588
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Roger Marshall defeated Alan LaPolice in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall (R)
 
68.1
 
153,082
Image of Alan LaPolice
Alan LaPolice (D)
 
31.9
 
71,558

Total votes: 224,640
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Alan LaPolice advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alan LaPolice
Alan LaPolice
 
100.0
 
17,195

Total votes: 17,195
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Roger Marshall defeated Nick Reinecker in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
 
78.7
 
64,843
Nick Reinecker
 
21.3
 
17,593

Total votes: 82,436
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Roger Marshall (R) defeated Alan LaPolice (I) and Kerry Burt (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Marshall defeated incumbent Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary on August 2, 2016. No Democrats filed to run.[10][11]

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Marshall 65.9% 169,992
     Independent Alan LaPolice 26.3% 67,739
     Libertarian Kerry Burt 7.5% 19,366
     N/A Write-in 0.3% 874
Total Votes 257,971
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Kansas District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Marshall 56.6% 59,889
Tim Huelskamp Incumbent 43.4% 45,997
Total Votes 105,886
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Tim Huelskamp (R) defeated James Sherow (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Huelskamp Incumbent 68% 138,764
     Democratic Jim Sherow 33% 65,397
Total Votes 204,161
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results
U.S. House, Kansas District 1 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Sherow 65.7% 8,209
Bryan Whitney 34.3% 4,293
Total Votes 12,502
Source: Kansas Secretary of State
U.S. House, Kansas District 1 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Huelskamp Incumbent 55% 42,847
Alan LaPolice 45% 35,108
Total Votes 77,955
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


See also

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Footnotes

  1. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  2. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  3. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  7. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  8. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  9. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  10. Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
  11. Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016


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