Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Democratic primary)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16
- Early voting: Oct. 17 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2018 |
| Primary: August 7, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Lynn Jenkins (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Kansas |
| Race ratings |
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| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
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A Democratic Party primary election took place on August 7, 2018, in Kansas' 2nd District to determine which Democrat would run in the district's November 6, 2018, general election.
This page focuses on the Democratic primary. For an overview of the election in general, click here.
Candidates and election results
Paul Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Davis | 100.0 | 38,846 |
| Total votes: 38,846 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathan Schmidt (D)
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+10, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 2nd Congressional District the 134th most Republican nationally.[1]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.[2]
Campaign finance
The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly October 2017 reports. It includes only candidates who reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of September 30, 2017.[3]
Democrats
State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Kansas heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Kansas.
- Republicans held all four U.S. House seats in Kansas.
State executives
- As of September 2018, Democrats held six of 11 state executive positions, and the remaining positions were officially nonpartisan.
- The governor of Kansas was Republican Jeff Colyer. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.
State legislature
Republicans controlled both chambers of the Kansas State Legislature. They had a 85-40 majority in the state House and a 30-9 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- Kansas had a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship. Jeff Colyer served as governor; he succeeded Sam Brownback, who left office in January 2018 after being appointed ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom by Pres. Donald Trump.
2018 elections
- See also: Kansas elections, 2018
Kansas held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- 4 U.S. House seats
- Governor and lieutenant governor
- 4 lower state executive positions
- 5 board of education seats
- 125 state House seats
- Municipal elections in Sedgwick County
Demographics
| Demographic data for Kansas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,906,721 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 81,759 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 85.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 5.8% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.3% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 11.2% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 31% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $52,205 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 15% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas. **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. | ||
As of July 2016, Kansas' three largest cities were Wichita (pop. est. 390,000), Overland Park (pop. est. 190,000), and Kansas City (pop. est. 150,000).[4]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Kansas from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Kansas Secretary of State.
Historical elections
Presidential elections
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Kansas every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Kansas 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Donald Trump |
56.6% | Hillary Clinton |
36.0% | 20.6% |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney |
59.7% | Barack Obama |
37.9% | 21.8% |
| 2008 | John McCain |
56.6% | Barack Obama |
41.6% | 15.0% |
| 2004 | George W. Bush |
62.0% | John Kerry |
36.6% | 25.4% |
| 2000 | George W. Bush |
58.0% | Al Gore |
37.2% | 20.8% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Kansas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Kansas 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Jerry Moran |
62.1% | Patrick Wiesner |
32.2% | 29.9% |
| 2014 | Pat Roberts |
53.1% |  Greg Orman |
42.5% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | Jerry Moran |
70.0% | Lisa Johnston |
26.3% | 43.7% |
| 2008 | Pat Roberts |
60.0% | Jim Slattery |
36.4% | 23.6% |
| 2004 | Sam Brownback |
69.1% | Lee Jones |
27.4% | 41.7% |
| 2002 | Pat Roberts |
82.5% |  Steven Rosile |
9.1% | 73.4% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Kansas.
| Election results (Governor), Kansas 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014 | Sam Brownback |
49.8% | Paul Davis |
46.1% | 3.7% |
| 2010 | Sam Brownback |
63.2% | Tom Holland |
32.2% | 31.0% |
| 2006 | Kathleen Sebelius |
57.9% | Jim Barnett |
40.4% | 17.5% |
| 2002 | Kathleen Sebelius |
52.9% | Tim Shallenburger |
45.1% | 7.8% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Kansas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, Kansas 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016 | 4 |
100% | 0 |
0% | R+4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
100% | 0 |
0% | R+4 |
| 2012 | 4 |
100% | 0 |
0% | R+4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
100% | 0 |
0% | R+4 |
| 2008 | 3 |
75.0% | 1 |
25.0% | R+3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
50.0% | 2 |
50.0% | Split |
| 2004 | 3 |
75.0% | 1 |
25.0% | R+3 |
| 2002 | 3 |
75.0% | 1 |
25.0% | R+3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
75.0% | 1 |
25.0% | R+3 |
Trifectas, 1992-2017
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Kansas Party Control: 1992-2025
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 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | R | R | R |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2018
- United States House elections in Kansas (August 7, 2018 Democratic primaries)
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ FEC, "Federal Election Commission," accessed November 5, 2017
- ↑ Kansas Demographics, "Kansas Cities by Population," accessed September 4, 2018
