Kansas' 2nd Congressional District

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Derek Schmidt

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Derek Schmidt (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

2024

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Republican primary)

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Derek Schmidt defeated Nancy Boyda and John Hauer in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Schmidt (R)	57.1	172,847
		Nancy Boyda (D)	38.2	115,685
		John Hauer (L)	4.7	14,229

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,761
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Soetaert (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Nancy Boyda defeated Matthew Kleinmann in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Boyda	51.7	13,571
		Matthew Kleinmann	48.3	12,670

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,241
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joseph Swain (D)
• Eli Woody IV (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Derek Schmidt defeated Shawn Tiffany, Jeff Kahrs, Chad Young, and Michael Ogle in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Schmidt	53.1	34,971
		Shawn Tiffany	19.8	13,013
		Jeff Kahrs	17.7	11,634
		Chad Young	5.2	3,412
		Michael Ogle	4.3	2,858

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,888
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 2

John Hauer advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on April 20, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		John Hauer (L)

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2022

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Incumbent Jacob LaTurner defeated Patrick Schmidt and Michael Soetaert in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacob LaTurner (R)	57.6	134,506
		Patrick Schmidt (D)	42.4	98,852
		Michael Soetaert (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 233,358
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Patrick Schmidt advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Schmidt	100.0	54,439

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Incumbent Jacob LaTurner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacob LaTurner	100.0	94,578

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Justin Cabral (R)

2020

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Jacob LaTurner defeated Michelle De La Isla and Robert Garrard in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacob LaTurner (R)	55.1	185,464
		Michelle De La Isla (D)	40.6	136,650
	Submit photo	Robert Garrard (L)	4.2	14,201

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 336,315
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Michelle De La Isla defeated James Windholz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle De La Isla	75.0	41,050
	Submit photo	James Windholz	25.0	13,662

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,712 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Abbie Hodgson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Jacob LaTurner defeated incumbent Steve Watkins and Dennis Taylor in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacob LaTurner	49.1	47,898
		Steve Watkins	33.9	33,053
		Dennis Taylor	16.9	16,512

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,463 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Steve Watkins defeated Paul Davis and Kelly Standley in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Watkins (R)	47.6	126,098
		Paul Davis (D)	46.8	123,859
		Kelly Standley (L)	5.6	14,731

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,688
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

Paul Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Davis	100.0	38,846

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nathan Schmidt (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Watkins	26.5	20,052
		Caryn Tyson	23.5	17,749
		Kevin Jones	14.8	11,201
		Steve Fitzgerald	12.2	9,227
		Dennis Pyle	12.1	9,126
		Doug Mays	8.2	6,221
		Vernon Fields	2.6	1,987

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,563
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Bevens (R)
• Tyler Tannahill (R)

2016

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lynn Jenkins (R) defeated Britani Potter (D) and James Houston Bales (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Jenkins Incumbent	60.9%	181,228
	Democratic	Britani Potter	32.6%	96,840
	Libertarian	James Houston Bales	6.5%	19,333
Total Votes				297,401
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Lynn Jenkins (R) defeated challengers Margie Wakefield (D) and Chris Clemmons (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Jenkins Incumbent	57%	128,742
	Democratic	Margie Wakefield	38.6%	87,153
	Libertarian	Chris Clemmons	4.3%	9,791
Total Votes				225,686
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Lynn Jenkins - Incumbent
• Margie Wakefield
• Chris Clemmons

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Lynn Jenkins - Incumbenta
• Joshua Joel Tucker

Democratic Primary

• Margie Wakefielda

Libertarian Party Candidates

• Chris Clemmons

Declined to run

• Steve Fitzgerald: State Senator

2012

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Lynn Jenkins (R) won re-election. She defeated Tobias Schlingensiepen (D) and Dennis Hawver (L) in the general election.

General Election

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Jenkins Incumbent	57%	167,463
	Democratic	Tobias Schlingensiepen	38.7%	113,735
	Libertarian	Dennis Hawver	4.3%	12,520
Total Votes				293,718
Source: Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

Primary results

The primary took place on August 7.

Democratic Primary

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tobias Schlingensiepen	39.5%	11,747
Robert Eye	34.8%	10,353
Scott Bamhart	25.7%	7,627
Total Votes		29,727

2010
On November 2, 2010, Lynn Jenkins won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Cheryl Hudspeth (D) and Robert Garrard (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Jenkins incumbent	63.1%	130,034
	Democratic	Cheryl Hudspeth	32.3%	66,588
	Libertarian	Robert Garrard	4.5%	9,353
Total Votes				205,975

2008
On November 4, 2008, Lynn Jenkins won election to the United States House. She defeated Nancy E. Boyda (D), Robert Garrard (L) and Leslie S. Martin (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Jenkins	50.6%	155,532
	Democratic	Nancy E. Boyda incumbent	46.2%	142,013
	Libertarian	Robert Garrard	1.5%	4,683
	Reform	Leslie S. Martin	1.7%	5,080
Total Votes				307,308

2006
On November 7, 2006, Nancy Boyda won election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Ryun (R) and Roger D. Tucker (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Nancy Boyda	50.6%	114,139
	Republican	Jim Ryun incumbent	47.1%	106,329
	Reform Party	Roger D. Tucker	2.3%	5,094
Total Votes				225,562

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jim Ryun won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Nancy Boyda (D) and Dennis Hawver (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Ryun incumbent	56.1%	165,325
	Democratic	Nancy Boyda	41.3%	121,532
	Libertarian	Dennis Hawver	2.6%	7,579
Total Votes				294,436

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim Ryun won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dan Lykins (D) and Art Clack (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Ryun incumbent	60.4%	127,477
	Democratic	Dan Lykins	37.5%	79,160
	Libertarian	Art Clack	2.1%	4,340
Total Votes				210,977

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Ryun won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Stanley Wiles (D) and Dennis Hawver (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Ryun incumbent	67.4%	164,951
	Democratic	Stanley Wiles	29.3%	71,709
	Libertarian	Dennis Hawver	3.3%	8,099
Total Votes				244,759

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.

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd 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+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 2nd the 137th 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+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 2nd the 139th 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) 57.0%-40.7%.

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+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 2nd the 140th 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 40.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 57.0%.

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+10. This meant that in those 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.

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.

See also

• Redistricting in Kansas
• Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 2

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)