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The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 2, 2004, to determine who will represent the state of Kansas in the United States House of Representatives. Kansas has four seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2004 [1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 723,794 | 62.59% | 3 | - | |
| Democratic | 386,970 | 33.46% | 1 | - | |
| Libertarian | 42,663 | 3.69% | 0 | - | |
| Reform | 2,956 | 0.26% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 1,156,383 | 100.00% | 4 | - | |
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