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Kansas state executive official elections, 2014

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Six state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Kansas. The general election took place November 4, 2014, following a primary on August 5.

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 October 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. The following offices were elected in 2014 in Kansas:

In addition to candidate lists and election results, this page includes information about important dates, how the state's executive branch is organized, as well as links to articles about recent news in races across the state.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held six of the six state executive seats up for election in 2014 in Kansas.

Kansas State Executives -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 4, 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Republican Party 6 6
     Democratic Party 0 0
Total 6 6




Candidates by office

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Governor Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback.jpg		 2011 Yes[3] Republican Party Sam Brownback
Democratic Party Paul Davis
Libertarian Party Keen Umbehr		 Republican Party Sam Brownback No
Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer
JeffColyer.jpg		 2011 Yes[4][5] Republican Party Jeff Colyer
Democratic Party Jill Docking
Libertarian Party Josh Umbehr		 Republican Party Jeff Colyer No
Secretary of State Kris Kobach
Kris Kobach.jpg		 2011 Yes[6] Republican Party Kris Kobach
Democratic Party Jean Schodorf		 Republican Party Kris Kobach No
Attorney General Derek Schmidt
SchmidtDerek15th.jpg		 2011 Yes[7] Republican Party Derek Schmidt
Democratic Party A.J. Kotich		 Republican Party Derek Schmidt No
Treasurer Ron Estes
Ron Estes.jpg		 2011 Yes[8] Republican Party Ron Estes
Democratic Party Carmen Alldritt		 Republican Party Ron Estes No
Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger
Sandy Praeger.jpg		 2003 No[9] Republican Party Ken Selzer
Democratic Party Dennis Anderson		 Republican Party Ken Selzer No

Primary election results

Governor/Lieutenant Governor

  • Republican primary
Governor/Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSam Brownback/Jeff Colyer Incumbent 63.2% 166,687
Jennifer Winn/Robin Lais 36.8% 96,907
Total Votes 263,594
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.
  • Democratic primary - Uncontested

Attorney General

  • Republican primary - Uncontested
  • Democratic primary - Uncontested

Secretary of State

  • Republican primary
Kansas Secretary of State, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKris Kobach Incumbent 64.8% 166,793
Scott Morgan 35.2% 90,680
Total Votes 257,473
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.
  • Democratic primary - Uncontested

Treasurer

  • Republican primary - Uncontested
  • Democratic primary - Uncontested

Insurance Commissioner

  • Republican primary
Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKen Selzer 27.1% 64,911
Beverly Gossage 23% 55,306
Clark Shultz 22.7% 54,565
David Powell 16.8% 40,388
John Toplikar 10.3% 24,773
Total Votes 239,943
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.
  • Democratic primary - Uncontested

General election results

The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Governor/Lieutenant Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSam Brownback/Jeff Colyer Incumbent 49.8% 433,196
     Democratic Paul Davis/Jill Docking 46.1% 401,100
     Libertarian Keen Umbehr/Josh Umbehr 4% 35,206
Total Votes 869,502
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Attorney General

Attorney General of Kansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Schmidt Incumbent 66.8% 564,766
     Democratic A.J. Kotich 33.2% 281,105
Total Votes 845,871
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Secretary of State

Secretary of State of Kansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKris Kobach Incumbent 59.2% 508,926
     Democratic Jean Schodorf 40.8% 350,692
Total Votes 859,618
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Treasurer

Treasurer of Kansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRon Estes Incumbent 67.5% 570,110
     Democratic Carmen Alldritt 32.5% 274,257
Total Votes 844,367
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Insurance Commissioner

Insurance Commissioner of Kansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKen Selzer 61.5% 512,679
     Democratic Dennis Anderson 38.5% 320,862
Total Votes 833,541
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

Voter turnout

Political scientist Michael McDonald's United States Elections Project studied voter turnout in the 2014 election by looking at the percentage of eligible voters who headed to the polls. McDonald used voting-eligible population (VEP), or the number of eligible voters independent of their current registration status, to calculate turnout rates in each state on November 4. He also incorporated ballots cast for the highest office in each state into his calculation. He estimated that 81,687,059 ballots were cast in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, representing 35.9 percent of the VEP.[10] By comparison, 61.6 percent of VEP voted in the 2008 presidential election and 58.2 percent of VEP voted in the 2012 presidential election.[11]

Quick facts

  • According to PBS Newshour, voter turnout in the 2014 midterms was the lowest since the 1942 midterms, which took place during the nation's involvement in World War II.[12]
  • Forty-three states and the District of Columbia did not surpass 50 percent turnout in McDonald's analysis.
  • The three states with the lowest turnout according to McDonald's analysis were Texas (28.3 percent), Tennessee (28.6 percent), and Indiana (28.8 percent).
  • Maine (58.5 percent), Wisconsin (56.5 percent), and Colorado (54.5 percent) were the three states with the highest turnout.
  • Twelve states increased voter turnout in 2014 compared to the 2010 midterm elections.[13]

Note: Information from the United States Elections Project was last updated on December 16, 2014.

Key deadlines

Deadline Event
June 2, 2014 Filing deadline (Party Candidates)
August 4, 2014 Filing deadline (Independents)
August 5, 2014 Primary election
November 4, 2014 General election
December 1, 2014 Deadline for State Board of Canvassers to meet
January 12, 2015 Inauguration day for state executive officials elected in November

State executive organization

Executive officials in Kansas are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Kansas' state government:

Kansas exec org chart.png

Ballotpedia reports

To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kansas + State + Executive +-Obama + Elections"

Kansas state executive elections, 2014 News Feed

See also

Kansas

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25–3301," accessed October 15, 2025
  2. ↑ Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "Kan. Stat. Ann. § 25–3304," accessed October 15, 2025
  3. ↑ Lawrence Journal-World, "Brownback running for re-election," June 21, 2013
  4. ↑ Lawrence Journal-World, "Brownback running for re-election," June 21, 2013
  5. ↑ Lawrence Journal-World, "Brownback running for re-election," June 21, 2013
  6. ↑ Kris Kobach for Secretary of State, "Homepage," accessed September 23, 2013
  7. ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2014 Primary (official)," accessed August 4, 2014
  8. ↑ Ron Estes for Treasurer 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed September 23, 2013
  9. ↑ The Topeka Capitol-Journal, "Robust GOP primary likely for insurance commissioner," April 12, 2013
  10. ↑ United States Elections Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," November 7, 2014
  11. ↑ TIME, "Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections Hits 72-Year Low," November 10, 2014
  12. ↑ PBS, "2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years," November 10, 2014
  13. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Midterm Turnout Down in 2014," November 5, 2014


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