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Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
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The 3rd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Kevin Yoder (R) defeated Jay Sidie (D) and Steve Hohe (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Yoder defeated Greg Goode in the Republican primary, while Sidie defeated Reggie Marselus and Nathaniel McLaughlin to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.[4][5]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Kansas, parties decide who may vote in their primaries. As of September 2025, the Democratic Party held an open primary and the Republican Party held a closed primary. Regardless of the party's rules, an unaffiliated voter can declare their affiliation with a party on the day of the primary and vote in that party's primary. Previously affiliated voters who want to change their affiliation to vote in a different party's primary must do so before the candidate filing deadline, which is June 1 or the next business day.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Kevin Yoder (R), who was first elected in 2008.
Kansas' 3rd Congressional District is located in eastern Kansas and encompasses Wyandotte and Johnson counties and parts of Miami County. The district includes Kansas City and some of its surrounding suburbs.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Kevin Yoder Incumbent |
51.3% | 176,022 | |
| Democratic | Jay Sidie | 40.6% | 139,300 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Hohe | 8.1% | 27,791 | |
| Total Votes | 343,113 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Kevin Yoder Incumbent |
63.6% | 37,681 | ||
| Greg Goode | 36.4% | 21,563 | ||
| Total Votes | 59,244 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Jay Sidie |
41.5% | 13,879 | ||
| Nathaniel McLaughlin | 36.2% | 12,105 | ||
| Reggie Marselus | 22.2% | 7,435 | ||
| Total Votes | 33,419 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Kevin Yoder   Jay Sidie Steve Hohe |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic Nathaniel McLaughlin[4] Jay Sidie[10] |
Republican Greg Goode[4] |
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Third Party/Other |
Polls
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| Global Strategy Group October 11-13, 2016 | 41% | 37% | +/-4.9 | 402 | |||||||||||||||
| Garin-Hart-Yang October 5-8, 2016 | 44% | 40% | +/-4.6 | 456 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Media
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District history
2014
The 3rd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Kevin Yoder (R) defeated Kelly Kultala (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Kevin Yoder Incumbent |
60% | 134,493 | |
| Democratic | Kelly Kultala | 40% | 89,584 | |
| Total Votes | 224,077 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Kevin Yoder (R) won the election in the district.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Kevin Yoder Incumbent |
68.5% | 201,087 | |
| Libertarian | Joel Balam | 31.5% | 92,675 | |
| Total Votes | 293,762 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Kansas elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Kansas in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering January 1, 2015–December 31, 2015 | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing deadline for the primary election | |
| July 25, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering January 1, 2016–July 21, 2016 | |
| July 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due for last minute contributions of $300 or more received between July 22, 2016, and July 27, 2016 | |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing deadline for the general election | |
| August 2, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering July 22, 2016–October 27, 2016 | |
| November 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due for last minute contributions of $300 or more received between October 28, 2016, and November 2, 2016 | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 10, 2017 | Campaign finance | Report due covering October 28, 2016–December 21, 2016 | |
| Source: Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, "2016 Election Cycle Reporting Periods and Due Dates for Campaign Finance Reports," updated April 21, 2015 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information," accessed October 28, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25–3301," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25–3304," accessed September 12, 2025
- ↑ http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Congressional_redistricting_maps_implemented_after_the_2010_Census#tab=Kansas Kansas Redistricting Map "Map" accessed August 30, 2012]
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ The Kansas City Star, "Mission Woods Democrat announces campaign against U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder," May 19, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Candidate List," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
