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

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Filing deadline: June 3, 2024
Primary: August 6, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Kansas
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 6, 2024, in Kansas' 2nd Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024.

Nancy Boyda advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
June 3, 2024
August 6, 2024
November 5, 2024


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.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Kansas' 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

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
✔
Image of Nancy Boyda
Nancy Boyda
 
51.7
 
13,571
Image of Matthew Kleinmann
Matthew Kleinmann Candidate Connection
 
48.3
 
12,670

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,241
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Candidate profiles

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Matthew Kleinmann

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "My name is Matt Kleinmann, and I'm running for Congress to champion the needs and values of everyday Kansans. I've worked alongside working-class communities throughout my career, focusing on creating stronger, healthier, and more supportive environments. I was born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, and later attended the University of Kansas as a walk-on for the KU men's basketball team, helping to win the 2008 National Championship. I balanced athletics with academics, earning a degree in architecture. I then attended Washington University in St. Louis, where I earned my master's in Architecture and Urban Design. After working for an architecture firm in Kansas City, Missouri, I began teaching architecture at the University of Kansas. There, I helped launch Dotte Agency, an award-winning community engagement collaboration between KU students and community members in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Together, we worked to build up our community by listening to the needs of residents and translating them into tangible improvements. For the past decade, I have dedicated myself to improving health outcomes, increasing access to affordable housing, helping young people develop their careers, and caring for the most vulnerable residents. I've seen how federal resources impact access to a better life. I'm running for Congress to ensure our community invests in good-paying jobs, supports our teachers and unions, and provides opportunities for everyone to thrive."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

The Kansas Second Congressional District needs more investment. We need to support local businesses, affordable housing, and good schools. Our infrastructure should connect us to jobs and ensure fair wages. In Congress, I’ll fight for federal investment in roads, bridges, internet, schools, and power to create jobs and opportunities. Everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. I’ll work to increase housing with federal incentives so Kansas families aren't left behind. Good infrastructure supports our economy. I will work to make Kansas one of our nation's energy leaders, creating good-paying jobs that reduce carbon emissions. Homelessness needs real solutions. I’ll push for healthcare, mental health support, and housing-first solutions.

We must ensure everyone has access to life-saving care. Abortion is healthcare, and Kansans voted overwhelmingly in 2022 to protect access to abortions. Everyone deserves the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including gender-affirming care. I will fight to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs and advocate for paid sick time. We must support the vulnerable, including children without health insurance and families facing mental health and addiction challenges. Every child deserves a safe, healthy upbringing. We need to invest in working families by lowering childcare costs and supporting seniors so they can age in place with dignity. And we must back first responders and provide mental health support for the homeless.

As a Christian, I was raised to Love God, Love My Neighbor, and to leave it better than I found it. I believe in an America founded on prosperity and justice for all. I don’t believe that government or corporations should take away our rights to love our spouse, care for the vulnerable, or make choices about our bodies. I will fight to ensure everyone can choose what is right for their own bodies and families, including access to abortion, IVF, and contraception. I will work for pragmatic immigration reform, balancing our nation's security with compassion for our neighbors. And I will champion working-class families, farmers, and labor unions by prioritizing people over profit.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Kansas District 2 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Kansas

Election information in Kansas: Aug. 6, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: July 16, 2024
  • By mail: Received by July 16, 2024
  • Online: July 16, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: July 30, 2024
  • By mail: Received by July 30, 2024
  • Online: July 30, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 6, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Aug. 6, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

July 17, 2024 to Aug. 5, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST/MST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Nancy Boyda Democratic Party $245,108 $245,108 $0 As of November 12, 2024
Matthew Kleinmann Democratic Party $52,819 $52,819 $0 As of December 31, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

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 in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Kansas.

Kansas U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office Districts/
offices 		Seats Open seats Candidates Possible primaries Contested Democratic primaries Contested Republican primaries % of contested primaries Incumbents in contested primaries % of incumbents in contested primaries
2024 4 4 1 15 8 1 3 50.0% 1 33.0%
2022 4 4 0 9 8 0 1 12.5% 0 0.0%
2020 4 4 1 19 8 2 3 62.5% 1 33.3%
2018 4 4 1 24 8 2 4 75.0% 3 100.0%
2016 4 4 0 12 8 2 2 50.0% 2 50.0%
2014 4 4 0 13 8 2 3 62.5% 3 75.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Kansas in 2024. Information below was calculated on June 27, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifteen candidates ran for Kansas’ four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and 10 Republicans. That’s an average of 3.75 candidates per district. There was an average of 2.25 candidates per district in 2022, 4.75 candidates per district in 2020 and 6.00 in 2018.

The 2nd Congressional District was the only open district in Kansas in 2024. Incumbent Rep. Jacob LaTurner (R-02) retired from public office.

Seven candidates—two Democrats and five Republicans—ran for the open 2nd Congressional District, the most candidates who ran for a district in Kansas in 2024.

Four primaries—one Democratic and three Republican—were contested in 2024. Between 2014 and 2022, an average of 4.2 primaries were contested each election cycle.

One incumbent—Rep. Tracey Mann (R-01)—ran in a contested primary this year, tying with 2020 for the second-fewest in the last 10 years.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in both districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

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

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.[3]

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 2024 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
40.7% 57.0%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[4] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline Democratic Party Republican Baseline Republican Party Difference
41.1 56.4 R+15.4

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
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
See also: Party control of Kansas state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Kansas' congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kansas
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 May 2024.

State executive officials in Kansas, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Laura Kelly
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party David Toland
Secretary of State Republican Party Scott Schwab
Attorney General Republican Party Kris Kobach

State legislature

Kansas State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 11
     Republican Party 29
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Kansas House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 40
     Republican Party 85
     Independent 0
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 125

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2024
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 23 24
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 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 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 R R

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Kansas in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kansas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
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 6/3/2024 Source
Kansas U.S. House Unaffiliated 4% of registered voters in the district, or 5,000, whichever is less $1,760.00 8/5/2024 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25–3301," accessed September 12, 2025
  2. ↑ Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25–3304," accessed September 12, 2025
  3. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  4. ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023


Kansas' current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Roger Marshall (R)
Jerry Moran (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Ron Estes (R)
Republican Party (5)
Democratic Party (1)


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