2020 Kansas elections

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2020 Kansas elections
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Kansas state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The deadline to register to vote was October 13, 2020. Early voting began October 14, 2020. Voters in Kansas are eligible to vote absentee and there are no special eligibility criteria for voting absentee. Absentee ballots must be returned and received (in person or via mail) before November 2, 2020. [1]

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Federal offices

President of the United States

Kansas had 6 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, and Libertarian Jo Jorgensen. Republican Donald Trump won all the electoral votes with 56% of the popular vote.

United States Senate

Kansas voted to replace retiring incumbent Republican Pat Roberts. Democrat Barbara Bollier, Republican Roger Marshall, and Libertarian Jason Buckley ran for this position in the general election. [2] Republican Roger Marshall won with 53% of the vote.

United States House of Representatives

Kansas voters voted for four U.S. Representatives, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.

U.S. House of Representatives nominees by district
DistrictDemocratic nomineeRepublican nomineeLibertarian Party
District 1Kali Barnett Tracey Mann

Michael Soetaert (write-in)

District 2 Michelle De La Isla Jacob LaTurner Robert Garrard
District 3 Sharice Davids, incumbent Amanda Adkins Steve Hohe
District 4Laura Lombard Ron Estes, incumbent

State offices

Kansas Executive Offices

There were 5 seats in the State Board of Education that were up for election in Kansas this general election.

State Board of Education nominees by district
DistrictDemocratic nomineeRepublican nominee
District 2Melanie HaasBenjamin Hodge
District 4 Ann Mah Josh Harris
District 6David Colburn Deena Horst
District 8Betty ArnoldKathy Busch
District 10Jim McNiece

Kansas Senate

All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate were up for election in 2020. [3] Republicans won 29 seats and Democrats won 11 seats. There was no net seat change. Republicans gained Districts 18 and 19 while Democrats gained Districts 5 and 8.

Kansas House of Representatives

125 seats were up for election in the Kansas House of Representatives in the general election of 2020. [4] In the election, the Democrats lost two seats and the Republicans gained two.

Kansas Supreme Court

There is one justice, Eric Rosen, of the Kansas Supreme Court whose appointment will expire on January 10, 2021, and is up for retention in this general election. [5]

Appellate Courts

Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals have terms that expire on January 10, 2021. Their seats are up for retention this general election. [6] The justices include: Sarah Warner, David E. Bruns, G.Gordon Atcheson, Karen Arnold-Burger, and Kathryn Gardner.

Kansas Ballot Measures

There are no statewide ballot measures certified for the 2020 general election in Kansas on November 3, 2020. [7]

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