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Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 4th 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 safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Pompeo (R) defeated Daniel Giroux (D), Gordon Bakken (L), and Miranda Allen (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Pompeo faced no primary challenger, while Giroux defeated Robert Leon Tillman in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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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. Kansas utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which previously unaffiliated voters can participate in the partisan primary of their choice (a voter who is already affiliated with a party can only vote in that party's primary).[6][7][8][9]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Mike Pompeo (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Kansas' 4th Congressional District is located in southern Kansas and includes Barber, Butler, Chautauqua, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Sedgwick, Stafford, and Sumner counties as well as a portion of Pawnee County. The largest city in the district is Wichita.[10]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Mike Pompeo Incumbent |
60.7% | 166,998 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Giroux | 29.6% | 81,495 | |
| Independent | Miranda Allen | 6.9% | 19,021 | |
| Libertarian | Gordon Bakken | 2.8% | 7,737 | |
| Total Votes | 275,251 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Daniel Giroux |
51.5% | 9,489 | ||
| Robert Leon Tillman | 48.5% | 8,936 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,425 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Mike Pompeo   Daniel Giroux Gordon Bakken Miranda Allen |
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Primary candidates:[11] |
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Democratic Robert Leon Tillman[4] |
Republican |
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Third Party/Other Miranda Allen (Independent)[14] |
District history
2014
The 4th Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Mike Pompeo (R) defeated Perry Schuckman (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mike Pompeo Incumbent |
67% | 138,757 | |
| Democratic | Perry Schuckman | 33% | 69,396 | |
| Total Votes | 208,153 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 4th Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Mike Pompeo (R) won the election in the district.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Mike Pompeo Incumbent |
62.2% | 161,094 | |
| Democratic | Robert Leo Tillman | 31.6% | 81,770 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas Jefferson | 6.2% | 16,058 | |
| Total Votes | 258,922 | |||
| 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 for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," February 6, 2024
- ↑ FairVote, "Open and closed primaries," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Scott Schwab Kansas Secretary of State, "Voter information," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ Kansas Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 30, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Wichita attorney Dan Giroux announces challenge to Rep. Mike Pompeo," October 1, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Candidate List," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Miranda Allen to run as independent for seat held by Pompeo," May 2, 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!
