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Republican Party primaries, 2022

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Primary Date
August 2, 2022

Federal elections
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 2, 2022.

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.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Kansas, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)

The 2022 U.S. Senate elections in Kansas took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Kansas, 2022 (August 2 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Kansas were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's four U.S. House districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

State elections

House of Representatives

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
The Kansas House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 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 House of Representatives elections, 2022

  • 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

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Rogers

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Houser (i)

District 2

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Collins (i)

District 3

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Smith (i)

District 4

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTrevor Jacobs (i)

District 5

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Mark Samsel (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngCarrie Barth

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngNina Fricke  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSamantha Poetter (i)

District 7

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngDan Goddard

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngPam Shernuk  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Croft (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngAlana Cloutier

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Gardner

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Haswood (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Wilkinson

Green check mark transparent.pngRon Bryce
John Lowrance
Josh Tucker  Candidate Connection

District 12

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Blex (i)

District 13

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Newland (i)

District 14

Matt Maciel
Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Miller  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlotte Esau (i)

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngAllison Hougland  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Bingesser  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
John Toplikar (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Featherston (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Roitz

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJo Ella Hoye (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Carpenter
Max Langston  Candidate Connection

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Neighbor (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCathy Gordon  Candidate Connection

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Clayton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Reddell  Candidate Connection
Mark Tallent

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngMari-Lynn Poskin (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCarrie Rahfaldt  Candidate Connection

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Stogsdill (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsay Vaughn (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Colburn

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Ruiz (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJarrod Ousley (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngRui Xu (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngCheron Tiffany

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Thomas (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngChristi Pribula

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

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngAce Allen  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Turner (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Meyer (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Soffer

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngCourtney Eiterich  Candidate Connection
Scott Perkins  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Williams  Candidate Connection

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngLouis Ruiz (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Grindel

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngPam Curtis (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 33

Taylor Dean
Green check mark transparent.pngBill Hutton
Mathew Reinhold  Candidate Connection

Clifton Boje
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Thompson  Candidate Connection

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngValdenia Winn (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPepe Cabrera  Candidate Connection

District 35

Nelson Gabriel  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMarvin Robinson II

John Koerner
Green check mark transparent.pngSam Stillwell

District 36

JoAnne Gilstrap
Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Melton

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Braun
Mark David Snelson

District 37

Aaron Coleman (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Oropeza
Faith Rivera  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDiana Whittington

District 38

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Johnson (i)

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Vaughn West  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngOwen Donohoe (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngMartha Allen

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Buehler

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngHarry Schwarz

Green check mark transparent.pngPat Proctor (i)

District 42

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngLance Neelly (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Davenport  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Sutton (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Ballard (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Alessia Roark 

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Amyx (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Highberger (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 47

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Ellis (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Osman (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Frederick

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngBrad Boyd  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Clark

District 50

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngFred Patton (i)

District 51

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKenny Titus

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngDerik Flerlage  Candidate Connection
Max Stucky Halley

Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Borjon (i)

District 53

Joe Cheray  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngKirk Haskins  Candidate Connection

Connie Burns
Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Williamson

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngLyndon Johnson

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Corbet (i)

District 55

Joshua Luttrell
Green check mark transparent.pngTobias Schlingensiepen

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Staerkel  Candidate Connection

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngVirgil Weigel (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Alcala (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngVic Miller (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngDarrell McCune  Candidate Connection

Louis Reed
Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Schmoe

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngMic McGuire  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Schreiber (i)

District 61

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngFrancis Awerkamp (i)

District 62

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Garber (i)

District 63

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Eplee (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Smetana  Candidate Connection

Susan Carlson (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLewis Bloom  Candidate Connection
Brad Starnes

District 65

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Underhill

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngSydney Carlin (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Zito  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Dodson (i)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Seymour II

Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Butler
John Seibel

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Crews  Candidate Connection
Molly Molina

Green check mark transparent.pngClarke Sanders (i)

District 70

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


John E. Barker (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngScott Hill  Candidate Connection

District 71

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Howe (i)

District 72

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngAvery Anderson (i)

District 73

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngLes Mason (i)

District 74

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Owens (i)

District 75

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngWill Carpenter (i)

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Torres  Candidate Connection

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

District 77

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKristey Williams (i)

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngW. Michael Shimeall

Green check mark transparent.pngRobyn Essex  Candidate Connection
Brian Herr  Candidate Connection

District 79

Cristel Heffron Love
Green check mark transparent.pngKris Trimmer  Candidate Connection

Cheryl Helmer (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngWebster Roth

District 80

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBill Rhiley (i)

District 81

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBlake Carpenter (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngMisti Hobbs  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLeah Howell

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngHenry Helgerson (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngFord Carr (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Gail Finney (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngJalon Britton  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Penn (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngSilas Miller  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Stephanie Byers (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngRick Lindsey  Candidate Connection

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Strong  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Estes (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngChuck Schmidt (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSandy Pickert

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngKC Ohaebosim (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 90

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Maughan

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngBrooke Chong  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEmil Bergquist (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carmichael (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 93

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Bergkamp (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Howes  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLeo Delperdang (i)

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Sawyer (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Parisho

District 96

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTom Kessler (i)

District 97

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngNick Hoheisel (i)

District 98

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngCyndi Howerton (i)

District 99

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Humphries (i)

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngMike McCorkle

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Hawkins (i)

District 101

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Seiwert (i)
Jamey Blubaugh

Did not make the ballot:
Hunter Larkin 

District 102

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Probst (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Whitesel

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Martinez

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 104

Green check mark transparent.pngGarth Strand

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Waggoner (i)

District 105

Green check mark transparent.pngJaelynn Abegg  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrenda Landwehr (i)

District 106

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Moser (i)

District 107

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


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

District 108

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Woodard (i)

No candidates filed for the Republican primary


District 109

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTroy L. Waymaster (i)
Noah Erichsen  Candidate Connection

District 110

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKen Rahjes (i)

District 111

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Hammond

Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Wasinger (i)

District 112

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTory Marie Blew (i)

District 113

Green check mark transparent.pngJo Ann Roth  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Fairchild (i)
Bob Rein

District 114

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Murphy (i)

District 115

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Joseph Nuci Jr.
Green check mark transparent.pngGary White  Candidate Connection

District 116

Green check mark transparent.pngKirsten Lee Barger

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Hoffman (i)

District 117

Green check mark transparent.pngCourtney Tripp

Bob Parsons
Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Turk

District 118

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Tatum Lee (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Minnix (i)

District 119

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Bradley Ralph (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJason Goetz

District 120

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Smith (i)

District 121

Green check mark transparent.pngMel Pinick

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Resman (i)

District 122

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBill Clifford (i)
Corinne Wray

District 123

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


John Wheeler Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBob Lewis  Candidate Connection

District 124

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Younger

District 125

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngShannon Francis (i)

State executive offices

See also: Kansas state executive official elections, 2022

Eleven state executive offices were up for election in Kansas in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
State Board of Education (5 seats)
Insurance Commissioner

To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Lieutenant Governor

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Attorney General

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Secretary of State

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Treasurer

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Insurance Commissioner

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

State Board of Education

District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 5

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 7

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 9

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Kansas. For more information about this data, click here.


U.S. Senate competitiveness

U.S. House competitiveness

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.

State executive competitiveness

State legislative competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Kansas in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 7, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifteen percent (38) of 125 possible state House primaries in Kansas in 2022 were contested by multiple candidates. One-hundred and twenty-five state House seats were up for election this year.

A primary is contested when more candidates file to run than there are nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.

The 38 contested primaries in 2022 included 12 Democratic primaries and 26 Republican primaries. For Democrats, this was the same as in 2020. For Republicans, that number decreased 10% from 29 in 2020 to 26 in 2022.

Seventeen of the 38 contested primaries featured an incumbent, representing 17% of incumbents who filed for re-election. This was the lowest rate of incumbents in contested primaries in the chamber of the past five election cycles.

Overall, 228 major party candidates—93 Democrats and 135 Republicans—filed to run for the state's 125 House districts. The Kansas Senate holds elections every four years during presidential election cycles.

Twenty-three House districts were open this year, meaning no incumbents filed. This guaranteed that at least 18% of the chamber would be represented by newcomers in 2023.

Context of the 2022 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

Republican Party of Kansas

See also: Republican Party of Kansas

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).[5][6][7][8]

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).[9] An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[10]

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.[11]

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."[12]

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.[13][14][15][16]

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.[17] 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.[18]

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.[18]

The following voters are exempt from providing photo ID:[18]

  • 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.[18]

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."[19]


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.[20]

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.[21][22]

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.


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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. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," February 6, 2024
  6. FairVote, "Open and closed primaries," accessed July 25, 2024
  7. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  8. Scott Schwab Kansas Secretary of State, "Voter information," accessed July 25, 2024
  9. Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "25-106. Hours of voting; change of hours, how made; rules and regulations," accessed November 4, 2024
  10. State of Kansas Secretary of State, “Frequently Asked Questions” accessed July 25, 2024
  11. Kansas Office of the Secretary of State, "Kansas Voter Registration Instructions," accessed July 25, 2024
  12. Kansas Secretary of State, "Kansas Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
  13. 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
  14. The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kobach's office tells counties to stop asking for proof of citizenship," June 20, 2018
  15. AP News, "Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law," March 18, 2019
  16. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, "Fish v. Schwab: Opinion and Order," April 29, 2020
  17. 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."
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Kansas Secretary of State, "Elections - FAQ," accessed July 25, 2024
  19. Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, “K.S.A. 25-1122” accessed July 25, 2024
  20. 270towin.com, "Kansas," accessed June 1, 2017
  21. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  22. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017