2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
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All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election40
Seats won40
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote540,756311,530
Percentage62.73%36.14%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.32%Increase2.svg 17.66%
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2014 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 540,75662.73%4-
Democratic 311,53036.14%0-
Libertarian 9,7911.14%0-
Totals862,077100.00%4—

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas by district: [2]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 138,76467.97%65,39732.03%00.00%204,161100%Republican hold
District 2 128,74257.05%87,15338.62%9,7914.34%225,686100%Republican hold
District 3 134,49360.02%89,58439.98%02.52%224,077100%Republican hold
District 4 138,75766.66%69,39633.34%00.00%208,153100%Republican hold
Total540,75662.73%311,53036.14%9,7911.13%862,077100%

District 1

Republican Tim Huelskamp had represented the district since being elected in 2010. He was re-elected in 2012 with 100% of the vote, as no candidate filed to run against him.

Alan LaPolice, a former school administrator, lost against incumbent Huelskamp in the Republican primary.

Jim Sherow, city co-commissioner and former mayor of Manhattan, successfully received the Democratic nomination, defeating Bryan Whitney, a member of the 2013 class of Wichita State University who hardly campaigned.

Unlike the other three congressional districts in Kansas, none of the candidates received endorsements from the local Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association. The president of the Farm Bureau described this inability to endorse candidates as "reflect[ing] views at the grassroots level." [3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Alan LaPolice, former school administrator [4]
Withdrawn
  • Kent Roth, attorney and former state representative [5] [6]

Endorsements

Tim Huelskamp

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Tim
Huelskamp		Alan
LaPolice		Undecided
Remington Research Group [8] July 29, 20141,539± 3.7%50%29%21%
The Polling Company (R-Huelskamp) [9] June 2014400± 4.2%62%12%26%
  • ^ Poll for the Tim Huelskamp campaign

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 42,847 55.0
Republican Alan LaPolice35,10845.0
Total votes77,955 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Bryan Whitney, college student [12]

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Sherow 8,209 65.6
Democratic Bryan R. Whitney4,29334.4
Total votes12,502 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jim Sherow (D)

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Tim
Huelskamp		Jim
Sherow		Undecided
Jayhawk Consulting Services (D-Sherow) [20] October 25–26, 2014400± 4%38%45%17%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [21] October 16–23, 2014352± 10%54%24%23%

Results

Kansas's 1st congressional district, 2014 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 138,764 68.0
Democratic Jim Sherow 65,39732.0
Total votes204,161 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Republican Lynn Jenkins had represented the district since being elected in 2008.

Family law attorney Margie Wakefield ran for the Democratic nomination. [23] [24] 6th grade life science teacher Chris Clemmons ran as a Libertarian.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Joshua Joel Tucker, computer systems analyst and conservative activist [25]

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) 41,850 69.1
Republican Joshua Joel Tucker18,68030.8
Total votes60,530 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Margie Wakefield, former congressional aide, Douglas County Democratic Chair, and attorney [23]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Chris Clemmons

General election

Endorsements

Margie Wakefield (D)

Labor unions

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Lynn
Jenkins (R)		Margie
Wakefield (D)		Chris
Clemmons (L)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [21] October 16–23, 2014496± 7%45%38%—17%
Tarrance Group (R-Jenkins) [30] October 18–20, 2014400± 4.9%49%37%6%8%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield) [31] October 3–6, 2014400± 4.9%48%43%—9%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield) [32] July 20–22, 2014400± 4.9%49%42%—9%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield) [33] October 7–9, 2013400± 4.9%49%39%—12%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [34] Likely RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [35] Likely ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [36] Safe ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Likely RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [37] Likely RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Kansas's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) 128,742 57.0
Democratic Margie Wakefield87,15338.6
Libertarian Christopher Clemmons9,7914.4
Total votes225,686 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Republican Kevin Yoder had represented the district since being elected in 2010.

Former state senator Kelly Kultala ran for the Democrats. [38]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Reggie Marselus, retired union official [38]

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kelly Kultala 14,189 68.6
Democratic Reginald "Reggie" Marselus6,52431.4
Total votes20,713 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Kelly Kultala (D)

Labor unions

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Kevin
Yoder (R)		Kelly
Kultala (D)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [21] October 16–23, 2014725± 6%48%37%15%
Lake Research (D-Kultala) [40] May 12–15, 2014400± 4.9%42%34%16%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [34] Likely RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [35] Safe ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [36] Safe ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Likely RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [37] Likely RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Kansas's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 134,493 60.0
Democratic Kelly Kultala 89,58440.0
Total votes224,077 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Republican Mike Pompeo had represented the district since being elected in 2010. Former Congressman Todd Tiahrt, who represented the district from 1995 until he gave up the seat in 2010 to unsuccessfully run for the U.S. Senate, challenged Pompeo in the Republican primary. [41]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mike
Pompeo		Todd
Tiahrt		Undecided
CMA Strategies (R-Pompeo) [42] July 21–23, 2014400± 4.9%45%26%29%
SurveyUSA [43] July 17–21, 2014671± 3.9%46%39%16%
SurveyUSA [44] June 16–18, 2014534± 4.3%51%34%16%

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 43,564 62.6
Republican Todd Tiahrt25,97737.4
Total votes69,541 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Perry Schuckman
Declined

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Mike
Pompeo (R)		Perry
Schuckman (D)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker [21] October 16–23, 2014400± 9%48%28%24%

Results

Kansas's 4th congressional district, 2014 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 138,757 66.7
Democratic Perry Schuckman69,39633.3
Total votes208,153 100.0
Republican hold

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