Kansas' 1st Congressional District

Kansas' 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Tracey Mann

Assumed office: January 3, 2021

Kansas' 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Tracey Mann (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Kansas representatives represented an average of 735,216 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 715,953 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Kansas's 1st Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann (R) and Colin McRoberts (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tracey Mann (R)
		Colin McRoberts (D)

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See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann (R) defeated Paul Buskirk (D) in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracey Mann (R)	69.1	210,493
		Paul Buskirk (D)	30.9	93,965

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 304,458
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Paul Buskirk (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Buskirk	100.0	15,240

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,240
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

Incumbent Tracey Mann (R) defeated Eric Bloom (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracey Mann	87.5	57,219
	Submit photo	Eric Bloom	12.5	8,148

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,367
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See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,425
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Beard	100.0	42,589

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,589
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracey Mann	100.0	117,899

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,899
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See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 292,622
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kali Barnett	62.6	16,671
	Submit photo	Christy Davis	37.4	9,962

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,633 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon Williams (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 120,588 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Troy L. Waymaster (R)

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 224,6400
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan LaPolice	100.0	17,195

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,195
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 1

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

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Roger Marshall	78.7	64,843
	Submit photo	Nick Reinecker	21.3	17,593

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,436
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tim Huelskamp (R)

Previous election results

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.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roger 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
Roger 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	Tim Huelskamp Incumbent	68%	138,764
	Democratic	Jim Sherow	33%	65,397
Total Votes				204,161
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Tim Huelskamp - Incumbent
• James Sherow

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Tim Huelskamp - Incumbent a
• Alan LaPolice

Democratic Primary

• James Sherow: Former Mayor of Manhattana
• Bryan Whitney

Withdrawn prior to primary

• Kent Roth

Potential candidates

• Jim Sherow: Former Mayor of Manhattan, Kansas

2012

See also: Kansas' 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Tim Huelskamp (R) won re-election in an unopposed race.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Huelskamp Incumbent	100%	211,337
Total Votes				211,337
Source: Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Tim Huelskamp won election to the United States House. He defeated Alan Jilka (D) and Jack Warner (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Huelskamp	73.8%	142,281
	Democratic	Alan Jilka	22.8%	44,068
	Libertarian	Jack Warner	3.4%	6,537
Total Votes				192,886

2008
On November 4, 2008, Jerry Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated James Bordonaro (D), Jack Warner (L) and Kathleen M. Burton (Reform Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Moran incumbent	81.9%	214,549
	Democratic	James Bordonaro	13.3%	34,771
	Libertarian	Jack Warner	2.1%	5,562
	Reform Party	Kathleen M. Burton	2.7%	7,145
Total Votes				262,027

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jerry Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Doll (D) and Sylvester Cain (Reform Party) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Moran incumbent	78.6%	156,728
	Democratic	John Doll	20%	39,781
	Reform Party	Sylvester Cain	1.4%	2,869
Total Votes				199,378

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jerry Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jack Warner (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Moran incumbent	90.7%	239,776
	Libertarian	Jack Warner	9.3%	24,517
Total Votes				264,293

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jerry Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jack Warner (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Moran incumbent	91.1%	189,976
	Libertarian	Jack Warner	8.9%	18,585
Total Votes				208,561

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jerry Moran won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jack Warner (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Moran incumbent	89.3%	214,328
	Libertarian	Jack Warner	10.7%	25,581
Total Votes				239,909

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Kansas after the 2020 census

On May 18, 2022, the Kansas Supreme Court overturned a district court's ruling that found that the state's enacted congressional district boundaries were unconstitutional. In a two-page order, Justice Caleb Stegall wrote for the court, "A majority of the court holds that, on the record before us, plaintiffs have not prevailed on their claims that Substitute for Senate Bill 355 violates the Kansas Constitution." On April 25, 2022, Wyandotte County District Court Judge Bill Klapper had struck down Kansas' enacted congressional map. The judge's ruling stated, "The Court has no difficulty finding, as a factual matter, that Ad Astra 2 is an intentional, effective pro-Republican gerrymander that systemically dilutes the votes of Democratic Kansans."

Klapper's opinion also said that the state's new district boundaries "intentionally and effectively dilutes minority votes in violation of the Kansas Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection." The ruling had enjoined Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab (R) and local election officials from using the previously enacted maps for the state's upcoming elections and directed the legislature to "enact a remedial plan in conformity with this opinion as expeditiously as possible."

Kansas enacted congressional district boundaries on February 9, 2022, when both the state Senate and House overrode Gov. Laura Kelly's (D) veto of a redistricting plan that the legislature passed. The House of Representatives overrode Kelly’s veto 85-37 on February 9, 2022, with all votes in favor by Republicans, and 36 Democrats and one Republican voting to sustain the veto. The Senate overrode Kelly’s veto 27-11 strictly along party lines on February 8, 2022, with all votes in favor by Republicans and all votes opposed by Democrats. The state Senate originally approved the congressional district map proposal on January 21, 2022, and the state House of Representatives approved it on January 26, 2022. Kelly had vetoed the congressional map on February 3, 2022.

Andrew Bahl of the Topeka Capital-Journal wrote that the "maps were hotly contested, largely for the decision to split Wyandotte County and put part of the Kansas City, Kan., area in the 2nd Congressional District, a move that endangers the state's lone Democrat in Congress, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, and, Democrats argue, unfairly divides minority communities." John Hanna of the Associated Press wrote that the congressional district plan "politically hurts the state’s only Democrat in Congress, likely plunging Kansas into a national legal brawl amid the contest for control of the U.S. House."

How does redistricting in Kansas work? In Kansas, the state legislature draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. Redistricting plans are subject to veto by the governor. State legislative district maps must be submitted for final approval to the Kansas Supreme Court, which must determine whether the maps are constitutional. If the court rules that the maps violate the law, the state legislature may attempt to draw the lines again. There are no such provisions in place for congressional redistricting.

In 2002, Kansas adopted guidelines for congressional and state legislative redistricting. These guidelines ask that "both congressional and state legislative districts be contiguous, as compact as possible, and recognize and consider communities of common 'social, cultural, racial, ethnic, and economic' interests." In addition, these guidelines stipulate that state legislative districts should "preserve existing political subdivisions and avoid contests between incumbents to the extent possible." Congressional districts should "preserve whole counties and maintain the core of existing districts where possible." The state legislature may amend these guidelines at its discretion.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Kansas after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Kansas after the 2010 census

In 2012, the Kansas State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 1st the 64th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 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.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 63.7%-34.1%.

2022

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.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 34.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 63.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 1st Congressional District the 19th most Republican nationally.

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 0.88. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.88 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Kansas
• Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

Footnotes

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Kansas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Roger Marshall (R)

Jerry Moran (R)

Representatives

District 1

Tracey Mann (R)

District 2

Derek Schmidt (R)

District 3

Sharice Davids (D)

District 4

Ron Estes (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)