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Kansas' 2nd Congressional District

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Kansas' 2nd Congressional District
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Incumbent
Steve Watkins Republican Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+10
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1]
Population: 714,459
Gender: 49.7% Male, 50.3% Female
Race[2]: 87.7% White, 5.1% Black, 1.4% Asian, 1.3% Native American
Ethnicity: 5.9% Hispanic
Unemployment: 7.7%
Median household income
$45,008
High school graduation rate
91.4%
College graduation rate
26.6%

Kansas' 2nd Congressional District covers most of the eastern part of the state, except for the core of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The district includes Allen, Anderson, Atchinson, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Montgomery, Nemaha, Neosho, Osage, Shawnee, Wilson, and Woodson counties. It also contains portions of Marshall and Miami counties. The capital of Topeka was located within this district.[3]

The current representative of the 2nd Congressional District is Steve Watkins (R).

Elections

2018

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Democratic primary)
See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election (August 7, 2018 Republican primary)

General election

General election candidates

Primary candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


Libertarian Party Libertarian


2016

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lynn Jenkins (R) defeated Britani Potter (D) and James Houston Bales (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.[5][6]

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Jenkins Incumbent 60.9% 181,228
     Democratic Britani Potter 32.6% 96,840
     Libertarian James Houston Bales 6.5% 19,333
Total Votes 297,401
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Lynn Jenkins (R) defeated challengers Margie Wakefield (D) and Chris Clemmons (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Jenkins Incumbent 57% 128,742
     Democratic Margie Wakefield 38.6% 87,153
     Libertarian Chris Clemmons 4.3% 9,791
Total Votes 225,686
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Libertarian Party Libertarian Party Candidates

Declined to run

2012

See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, in which incumbent Lynn Jenkins (R) won re-election. She defeated Tobias Schlingensiepen (D) and Dennis Hawver (L) in the general election.[12]

General Election

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Jenkins Incumbent 57% 167,463
     Democratic Tobias Schlingensiepen 38.7% 113,735
     Libertarian Dennis Hawver 4.3% 12,520
Total Votes 293,718
Source: Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

Primary results

The primary took place on August 7.[13]

Democratic Primary
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTobias Schlingensiepen 39.5% 11,747
Robert Eye 34.8% 10,353
Scott Bamhart 25.7% 7,627
Total Votes 29,727

2010
On November 2, 2010, Lynn Jenkins won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Cheryl Hudspeth (D) and Robert Garrard (L) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Jenkins incumbent 63.1% 130,034
     Democratic Cheryl Hudspeth 32.3% 66,588
     Libertarian Robert Garrard 4.5% 9,353
Total Votes 205,975


2008
On November 4, 2008, Lynn Jenkins won election to the United States House. She defeated Nancy E. Boyda (D), Robert Garrard (L) and Leslie S. Martin (Reform) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Jenkins 50.6% 155,532
     Democratic Nancy E. Boyda incumbent 46.2% 142,013
     Libertarian Robert Garrard 1.5% 4,683
     Reform Leslie S. Martin 1.7% 5,080
Total Votes 307,308


2006
On November 7, 2006, Nancy Boyda won election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Ryun (R) and Roger D. Tucker (Reform) in the general election.[16]

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Boyda 50.6% 114,139
     Republican Jim Ryun incumbent 47.1% 106,329
     Reform Party Roger D. Tucker 2.3% 5,094
Total Votes 225,562


2004
On November 2, 2004, Jim Ryun won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Nancy Boyda (D) and Dennis Hawver (L) in the general election.[17]

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Ryun incumbent 56.1% 165,325
     Democratic Nancy Boyda 41.3% 121,532
     Libertarian Dennis Hawver 2.6% 7,579
Total Votes 294,436


2002
On November 5, 2002, Jim Ryun won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dan Lykins (D) and Art Clack (L) in the general election.[18]

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Ryun incumbent 60.4% 127,477
     Democratic Dan Lykins 37.5% 79,160
     Libertarian Art Clack 2.1% 4,340
Total Votes 210,977


2000
On November 7, 2000, Jim Ryun won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Stanley Wiles (D) and Dennis Hawver (L) in the general election.[19]

U.S. House, Kansas District 2 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJim Ryun incumbent 67.4% 164,951
     Democratic Stanley Wiles 29.3% 71,709
     Libertarian Dennis Hawver 3.3% 8,099
Total Votes 244,759


Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of Kansas after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
See also: Redistricting in Kansas

In 2012, the Kansas State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+10, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 2nd Congressional District the 134th most Republican nationally.[20]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.[21]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
  2. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
  3. ↑ Kansas Redistricting Map "Map" accessed August 30, 2012
  4. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "STANDLEY, KELLY DON," accessed September 26, 2017
  5. ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
  6. ↑ Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2014 Primary (official)," accessed June 2, 2014
  8. ↑ KSDP, "Margie Wakefield Biography - 2nd Congressional District," accessed November 20, 2013
  9. ↑ Chris Clemmons for Kansas, "Home," accessed December 9, 2013
  10. ↑ ADN.com, "Kan. lawmaker to challenge Jenkins in primary," accessed January 25, 2014 (dead link)
  11. ↑ Hutchinson Kansas News, "Congressional shake up not likely," accessed July 31, 2014
  12. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Kansas"
  13. ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "August 2012 Primary Election," accessed September 4, 2012
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  17. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  18. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  19. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  21. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


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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