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Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
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| Kansas' 2nd Congressional District |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2022 |
| Primary: August 2, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Kansas |
| Race ratings |
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022 |
| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th Kansas elections, 2022 U.S. Congress elections, 2022 U.S. Senate elections, 2022 U.S. House elections, 2022 |
All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Kansas, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was June 1, 2022.
The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.
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%.[1]
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 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 | |
| Total votes: 94,578 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justin Cabral (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Kansas
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Patrick Schmidt (D)
As your Representative, you have my word that I will only support policies that will revitalize small businesses and the working class – not the rich and powerful.
I know that transitioning away from active duty can be challenging. That is why I will work to make sure that if you receive training for a skill in the military, it will transition over to civilian life – allowing our veterans to qualify for work that will support their families.
Patrick Schmidt (D)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
| U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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| Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
| Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
| April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
| July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
| October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
| Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
| Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
| Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Jacob LaTurner | Republican Party | $1,478,931 | $1,212,025 | $281,853 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Patrick Schmidt | Democratic Party | $1,108,610 | $1,106,479 | $2,131 | As of December 31, 2022 |
| Michael Soetaert | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[4]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[5][6][7]
| Race ratings: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Kansas in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kansas, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Kansas | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 2% of the party's total voter registration in the district | $1,760.00 | 6/1/2022 | Source |
| Kansas | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 4% of registered voters in the district, or 5,000, whichever is less | $20.00 | 8/1/2022 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
- Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.
Kansas District 2
until January 2, 2023
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Kansas District 2
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[9]
| 2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Kansas | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
| Joe Biden |
Donald Trump |
Joe Biden |
Donald Trump | |
| Kansas' 1st | 34.1% | 63.7% | 28.1% | 69.7% |
| Kansas' 2nd | 40.7% | 57.0% | 41.3% | 56.3% |
| Kansas' 3rd | 51.2% | 46.7% | 54.3% | 43.7% |
| Kansas' 4th | 38.0% | 59.7% | 38.0% | 59.7% |
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Kansas.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Kansas in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 5, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Nine candidates filed to run in Kansas' four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and five Republicans. That's 2.25 candidates per district, down from 4.75 in 2020 and six in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Kansas was apportioned four districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The nine candidates who filed to run this year were the fewest since 2012, when nine candidates ran as well. That number was down from 2020, when 19 candidates filed to run, and 2018, when 24 candidates filed.
There were no open seats this year, down from one in both 2020 and 2018. No incumbents faced primary challengers for the first time since 2012. That number was down from one in 2020 and three in 2018.
Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all four districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party. The Republican primary in the 3rd district was the only contested primary this year, a decade-low. That number was down from five contested primaries in 2020 and six in 2018.
Presidential elections
Partisan Voter Index
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.[10]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Kansas' 2nd based on 2022 district lines | ||||
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| Joe Biden |
Donald Trump | |||
| 40.7% | 57.0% | |||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Kansas, 2020
Kansas presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 5 Democratic wins
- 26 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Kansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Kansas | ||
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| Kansas | United States | |
| Population | 2,937,880 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 81,758 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 83% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 5.7% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 3% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| Multiple | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 12.1% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.4% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 33.9% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,091 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.4% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Kansas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kansas, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Kansas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Kansas, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General | |
State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Kansas State Legislature as of November 2022.
Kansas State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 11 | |
| Republican Party | 29 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
Kansas House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 39 | |
| Republican Party | 86 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Kansas was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Kansas Party Control: 1992-2022
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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
District history
2020
See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
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 | ||
| Robert Garrard (L) | 4.2 | 14,201 | ||
| 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 | |
| James Windholz | 25.0 | 13,662 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Total votes: 97,463 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 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 | ||
| Total votes: 75,563 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Bevens (R)
- Tyler Tannahill (R)
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.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 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 | ||||
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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 Margie Wakefield (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 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 | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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69.1% | 41,850 | ||
| Joshua Joel Tucker | 30.9% | 18,680 | ||
| Total Votes | 60,530 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Candidate List," accessed June 15, 2016
