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Republican Party primaries in Kansas, 2020

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2018

Republican Party primaries, 2020

Kansas Republican Party.jpg

Primary Date
August 4, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Kansas
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that took place in Kansas on August 4, 2020. Click here for more information about the Democratic primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

The 2020 U.S. Senate elections in Kansas took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Kansas, 2020 (August 4 Republican primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Kansas took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.

District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

State elections

State House

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
The Kansas House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Kansas State House elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Houser (i)
Ronald Coquillette

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Grant

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Collins (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMonica Murnan (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Smith

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Meyer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTrevor Jacobs (i)
Arlyn Briggs

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngRoger Sims  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Samsel (i)
Mark Powls  Candidate Connection

District 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Clifford Blackmore
Green check mark transparent.pngSamantha Poetter

District 7

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Proehl (i)

District 8

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChris Croft (i)
Clay Norkey  Candidate Connection

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngAlana Cloutier

Green check mark transparent.pngKent Thompson (i)
Armando Hernandez

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Haswood
Brandon Holland
A.J. Stevens  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 11

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Kelly (i)

District 12

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Blex (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Pringle

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Newland (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Justus Schweller  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlotte Esau (i)

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngCole Fine  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Toplikar (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Featherston  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRashard Young  Candidate Connection

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJo Ella Hoye  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKristine Sapp  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Neighbor (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCathy Gordon  Candidate Connection
Calvin Vandegrift

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Clayton (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngMari-Lynn Poskin  Candidate Connection

Jan Kessinger (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJane Dirks

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Stogsdill (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Reese

District 22

Randen Smith
Green check mark transparent.pngLindsay Vaughn

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Ruiz (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Shull

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJarrod Ousley (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngRui Xu (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngW. Michael Shimeall  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Thomas (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngSona Patel

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Tarwater Sr. (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngSally Jercha  Candidate Connection

Fred Lehman
Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Turner

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Parker (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Clinton

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Woodard (i)

Jesse Gillam
Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Williams  Candidate Connection

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngLouis Ruiz (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLandon Griffith

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngPam Curtis (i)
Oscar Irenia

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Conchola  Candidate Connection

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Burroughs (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Michael Mackey

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngValdenia Winn (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngBroderick Henderson (i)
Nelson Gabriel

Green check mark transparent.pngMark David Snelson

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Wolfe Moore (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Gilstrap

District 37

Stan Frownfelter (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Coleman  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngSherri Grogan  Candidate Connection

David Breuer
Noel Hull
Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Johnson

District 39

Michael Bolton
Green check mark transparent.pngLes Lampe  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngOwen Donohoe (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngJoana Scholtz  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid French (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Griswold  Candidate Connection
Whitney Davis Moulden
Donald Terrien

Green check mark transparent.pngPat Proctor  Candidate Connection

District 42

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Jim Karleskint (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLance Neelly

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Finley

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Sutton (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Ballard (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Amyx (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Highberger (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Caddell

Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Ellis (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Day (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Frederick

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Dixon  Candidate Connection
Darnell Hunt

Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Lynn (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Reed

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Patton (i)

District 51

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRon Highland (i)
Gary Schuetz

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Lou Davis
Sam Nasser

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Borjon
Daniel Donaldson

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Gartner (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Coen  Candidate Connection

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Brosz

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Corbet (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngAnnie Kuether (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJanlyn Nesbett Tucker

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngVirgil Weigel (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Avery Temple-Bowie  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Clothier

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Alcala (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Martin  Candidate Connection

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngVic Miller

Green check mark transparent.pngGeoffrey Gawdun

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngCaren Rugg  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBlaine Finch (i)
Shari Weber

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Maddox

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Schreiber (i)

District 61

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngFrancis Awerkamp (i)

District 62

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Garber (i)

District 63

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Eplee (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Vathauer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Carlson (i)

District 65

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLonnie Clark (i)

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngSydney Carlin (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Arthur

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Dodson

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Dawson

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Baker (i)

District 69

Phil Black
Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Holmquist

Green check mark transparent.pngClarke Sanders

Did not make the ballot:
J.R. Claeys (i) Candidate Connection

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngJo Schwartz

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Barker (i)
Daniel Wasylk

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey Zamrzla

Diana Dierks (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Howe

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Hodge (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngAvery Anderson
Lance Gormley
Dwight McAdow
Kathy Valentine

District 73

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLes Mason (i)

District 74

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Owens (i)

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngEthan Caylor

Green check mark transparent.pngWill Carpenter (i)

District 76

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEric Smith (i)
Robert Harmon

District 77

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKristey Williams (i)

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Meyer  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Ryckman (i)

District 79

Richard Donovan Kautz
Green check mark transparent.pngKen White  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl Helmer (i)

District 80

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBill Rhiley (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Joyce  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBlake Carpenter (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Hackerott

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Burris (i)
Jerimiah Webb

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Helgerson (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCrystal Dozier

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngGail Finney (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Sue Rine

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcey Gregory

Michael Capps (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Penn

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Byers

Green check mark transparent.pngCyndi Howerton

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Fox  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Estes

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Bishop (i)

Sandy Pickert (Write-in)

Did not make the ballot:
Wade Moore Jr. 

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngKC Ohaebosim (i)

Emanuel Banks
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Herrick Jr.  Candidate Connection

District 90

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Huebert (i)

District 91

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngEmil Bergquist (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carmichael (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick McCormack

District 93

The Democratic primary was canceled.


J.C. Moore (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Bergkamp
Mike Webb

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Milligan

Green check mark transparent.pngLeo Delperdang (i)

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Sawyer (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Parisho

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Yeager (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Kessler

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Webb

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Hoheisel (i)
Michael Walker

District 98

Carol Brewer
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Crum

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Howard (i)

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Hodson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Humphries (i)

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Smith

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Hawkins (i)

District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngElliott Adams

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Seiwert (i)

District 102

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Probst (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Whitesel  Candidate Connection

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngPonka-We Victors (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSusanne Haynes

District 104

Green check mark transparent.pngGarth Strand  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Waggoner (i)

District 105

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Snyder

Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Landwehr (i)

District 106

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Swim  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Moser
Jon Ungerer

District 107

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSusan L. Concannon (i)

District 108

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteven C. Johnson (i)

District 109

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTroy L. Waymaster (i)

District 110

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKen Rahjes (i)

District 111

Green check mark transparent.pngEber Phelps

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Wasinger (i)

District 112

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTory Marie Blew (i)

District 113

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Fairchild
Donna Hoener-Queal

District 114

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Stroberg

Bob Booth
Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Murphy  Candidate Connection

District 115

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngBoyd Orr (i)
Courtney Schweizer

District 116

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Roitman

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Hoffman (i)

District 117

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngLeonard Mastroni (i)

District 118

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim Minnix

District 119

Green check mark transparent.pngJan Scoggins

Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Ralph (i)

District 120

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Smith (i)

District 121

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Rexford

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Resman (i)

District 122

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRuss Jennings (i)

District 123

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Wheeler Jr. (i)

District 124

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Long (i)
Chandler Lee Burrows

District 125

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngShannon Francis (i)

State executive offices

See also: Kansas state executive official elections, 2020

Five state executive offices were up for election in Kansas in 2020, all from the State Board of Education (5 seats).

State Board of Education

See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2020
District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 6

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 8

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 10

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Context of the 2020 elections

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2025
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 25
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 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 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 R

State party overview

See also: Republican Party of Kansas
Kansas Republican Party.jpg

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

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. Kansas utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which previously unaffiliated voters can participate in the partisan primary of their choice (a voter who is already affiliated with a party can only vote in that party's primary).[1][2][3][4]

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

Poll times

Unless otherwise set by the county, polls in Kansas open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Central time (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mountain time). Counties are given the discretion to open polls as early as 6 a.m. and close polls as late as 8 p.m. Central time (5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain time). Polls must be open for a minimum of 12 consecutive hours and may not close before 7 p.m. Central time (6 p.m. Mountain time).[5] An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[6]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To vote in Kansas, one must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Kansas. In order to register, an individual must be least 18 years old before the next election. Voters must register at least 21 days prior to Election Day. Registration can be done by completing and returning an application, either in person or by mail. Registration may also be completed online.[7]

On June 18, 2018, a federal judge struck down a Kansas law requiring citizens to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote. A federal appeals court subsequently affirmed that decision. For more information, see below.

Automatic registration

Kansas does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Kansas has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Kansas does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Kansas, you must be a resident of the state. State law does not specify a length of time for which you must have been a resident to be eligible.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Kansas does not require voters to provide proof of citizenship at the time of voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, an applicant who provides false information "may be convicted and sentenced to up to 17 months in prison."[8]

A Kansas state law that went into effect in 2013 required voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. However, the provision was challenged in court and on June 18, 2018, Judge Julie Robinson, of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, struck down the proof of citizenship requirement and ordered Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) to stop enforcing the rule. On June 20, 2018, Kobach’s office advised county clerks to comply with Robinson’s order. Kobach appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which heard oral arguments on March 18, 2019. On April 29, 2020, a Tenth Circuit panel affirmed the district court's ruling.[9][10][11][12]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[13] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The site Voter View, run by the Kansas Secretary of State office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Kansas requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[14]

Voters can present the following forms of identification:

  • Driver's license or nondriver's identification card issued by Kansas or by another state or district of the United States
  • Concealed carry of handgun license issued by Kansas or a concealed carry of handgun or weapon license issued by another state or district of the United States
  • United States passport
  • Employee badge or identification document issued by a municipal, county, state, or federal government office
  • Military identification document issued by the United States
  • Student identification card issued by an accredited postsecondary institution of education in the state of Kansas
  • Public assistance identification card issued by a municipal, county, state, or federal government office
  • Identification card issued by an Indian tribe

A photo ID does not need to have an expiration date, but, if it does have an expiration date, it must not have expired at the time of voting. If the voter is over the age of 65, he or she can use an expired ID.[14]

The following voters are exempt from providing photo ID:[14]

  • Military and overseas citizens who vote under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA)
  • Voters who vote in mail ballot elections, which are limited to local jurisdictions holding special question-submitted elections
  • Voters who are accepted to the permanent advance voting list
  • Any voter who objects to having his or her photo taken because of his or her religious beliefs. The voter can complete and sign the Declaration of Religious Objection form.

Voters who do not have a photo ID can obtain one for free through the Division of Vehicles, Kansas Department of Revenue. The voter must provide proof of identity and proof of residence. The voter must also sign an affidavit. Voters can access the Certification Requesting Fee Waiver for Nondriver Identification Card form at all driver's license offices, county election offices, and on the secretary of state's website. If a voter does not have the proper documents to obtain a nondriver ID card, he or she can obtain a Kansas birth certificate from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics for free. Voters can also apply for a free State Voter Identification Document. Voters should contact the election division of the secretary of state's office at election@sos.ks.gov or (800) 262-VOTE to apply.[14]

Early voting

Kansas permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Kansas. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee. An absentee ballot application must be received by the Tuesday prior to the election. Kansas refers to absentee voting as "advance voting."[15]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Kansas. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kansas with 56.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 36.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1864 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican 84.21 percent of the time and Democratic 15.78 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican all five times.[16]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kansas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[17][18]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 29 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 21.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 34 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 20.9 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 91 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 35.5 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," February 6, 2024
  2. FairVote, "Open and closed primaries," accessed July 25, 2024
  3. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  4. Scott Schwab Kansas Secretary of State, "Voter information," accessed July 25, 2024
  5. Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "25-106. Hours of voting; change of hours, how made; rules and regulations," accessed November 4, 2024
  6. State of Kansas Secretary of State, “Frequently Asked Questions” accessed July 25, 2024
  7. Kansas Office of the Secretary of State, "Kansas Voter Registration Instructions," accessed July 25, 2024
  8. Kansas Secretary of State, "Kansas Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
  9. United States District Court for the District of Kansas, "Fish v. Kobach and Bednasek v. Kobach: Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law," June 18, 2018
  10. The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kobach's office tells counties to stop asking for proof of citizenship," June 20, 2018
  11. AP News, "Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law," March 18, 2019
  12. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, "Fish v. Schwab: Opinion and Order," April 29, 2020
  13. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Kansas Secretary of State, "Elections - FAQ," accessed July 25, 2024
  15. Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, “K.S.A. 25-1122” accessed July 25, 2024
  16. 270towin.com, "Kansas," accessed June 1, 2017
  17. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  18. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017