2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

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All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 775,898 557,258 Percentage 57.10% 41.01% Swing 3.15% 2.88%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	208,229	71.16%	84,393	28.84%	0	0.00%	292,622	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	185,464	55.15%	136,650	40.63%	14,201	4.22%	336,315	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	178,773	43.56%	220,049	53.62%	11,596	2.83%	410,418	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	203,432	63.65%	116,166	36.35%	0	0.00%	319,598	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	775,898	57.10%	557,258	41.01%	25,797	1.89%	1,358,953	100.0%

Popular vote Republican   57.10% Democratic   41.01% Other   1.89%

House seats Republican   75.00% Democratic   25.00%

District 1

2020 Kansas's 1st congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Tracey Mann Kali Barnett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 208,229 84,393 Percentage 71.2% 28.8%

County results Mann:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Barnett:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Roger Marshall Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tracey Mann Republican

See also: Kansas's 1st congressional district

The 1st district takes in over half of Kansas, encompassing rural western and northern Kansas, including Manhattan, Salina, Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Hays and Hutchinson. The incumbent was Republican Roger Marshall, who was reelected with 68.1% of the vote in 2018. ^[1] Marshall announced on September 7, 2019, that he would not be running for re-election, opting to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas instead. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tracey Mann, former lieutenant governor of Kansas (2018–2019) and candidate for Kansas's 1st congressional district in 2010 ^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Clifford, Finney County commissioner ^[4]
• Jerry Molstad, physician assistant and retired U.S. Army Colonel ^[5]
• Michael Soetaert, reverend ^[6]

Withdrew

• Troy Waymaster, state representative ^{[7] [8]}

Declined

• Tim Huelskamp, former U.S. representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district (2011–2017) ^[9]
• Roger Marshall, incumbent U.S. representative (running for U.S. Senate) ^[2]
• Ken Rahjes, state representative (running for re-election) ^[10]

Endorsements

Bill Clifford

State officials

• Gary Harshberger, former Kansas Water Authority chairman ^[11]

Organizations

• With Honor ^[12]

Tracey Mann

Federal officials

• Bob Dole, former U.S. senator (R-KS) and 1996 Republican presidential nominee ^[13]
• Tom Osborne, former U.S. representative (NE-03) (2001–2007) ^[14]

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Action ^[15]
• Kansas Farm Bureau ^[16]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^{[17] [18]}
• Reno County Farm Bureau ^[19]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracey Mann	65,373	54.2
	Republican	Bill Clifford	39,914	33.1
	Republican	Jerry Molstad	9,545	7.9
	Republican	Michael Soetaert	5,756	4.8
Total votes			120,588	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kali Barnett, author and teacher ^[21]

Eliminated in primary

• Christy Davis, concert director ^[22]

Withdrew

• Brandon Williams, local Walmart manager ^{[23] [24]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kali Barnett	16,671	62.6
	Democratic	Christy Davis	9,962	37.4
Total votes			26,633	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [25]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [26]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [28]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [29]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [30]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [31]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Tracey Mann (R)	Kali Barnett (D)	Undecided
VCreek/AMG (R)	September 29–30, 2020	761 (LV)	± 3.5%	61%	25%	–

Results

Kansas's 1st congressional district, 2020 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracey Mann	208,229	71.2
	Democratic	Kali Barnett	84,393	28.8
Total votes			292,622	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2020 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Jake LaTurner Michelle De La Isla Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 185,464 136,650 Percentage 55.2% 40.6%

County results LaTurner:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% De La Isla:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Watkins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jake LaTurner Republican

See also: Kansas's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses most of eastern Kansas from Nebraska to Oklahoma save the Kansas City metropolitan area, including both the cities of Topeka and Lawrence. The incumbent is Republican Steve Watkins, who was elected with 47.6% of the vote in 2018. ^[1] In August 2019, Watkins evaded questions about his political future coming from reporters who encountered him at a Fort Scott constituent meeting in Southeast Kansas where he had been talking about aiding veterans. ^[33] Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner had declared his intention to run for the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, but was persuaded by Republican party officials to instead run against Watkins. ^[34]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jake LaTurner, Kansas State Treasurer ^[34]

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Taylor, former secretary of the Kansas Department of Administration, former deputy director of the Kansas Lottery, and candidate for Kansas Secretary of State in 2018 ^[35]
• Steve Watkins, incumbent U.S. representative ^[36]

Endorsements

Jake LaTurner

State officials

• Jeff Colyer, former governor (2018–2019) and lieutenant governor (2011–2018) ^[37]
• Steve Fitzgerald, former state senator (2013–2018) and 2014 and 2018 Republican candidate in KS-02 ^[38]
• Kevin Jones, former state representative (2013–2019) ^[39]
• Doug Mays, 2018 Republican candidate in KS-02 and former state representative (1993–2006) and state House speaker (2003–2006) ^[40]

Organizations

• Family Policy Alliance of Kansas ^[41]
• Kansans for Life (KFL) PAC (initially co-endorsed with Steve Watkins, subsequently endorsed on his own) ^[42]
• Kansas Farm Bureau ^[43]
• National Association for Gun Rights ^[44]

Dennis Taylor

Newspapers

• Kansas City Star ^[45]

Steve Watkins

Executive officials

• Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States ^[46]
• Donald Trump, President of the United States ^[46]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) ^[47]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[48]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^{[17] [49]}

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake LaTurner	47,898	49.1
	Republican	Steve Watkins (incumbent)	33,053	33.9
	Republican	Dennis Taylor	16,512	17.0
Total votes			97,463	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michelle De La Isla, mayor of Topeka ^[50]

Eliminated in primary

• James K. Windholz, graduate teaching assistant at the University of Kansas ^{[51] [52]}

Withdrawn

• Abbie Hodgson, former speechwriter for former governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius ^[53]

Endorsements

Michelle De La Isla

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008) ^[54]

Organizations

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Bold PAC ^[55]
• EMILY's List ^[56]
• End Citizens United ^[57]
• Latino Victory Fund ^[58]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[59]
• Let America Vote ^[57]
• PODER PAC ^[60]
• Sierra Club ^[61]

Individuals

• Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate ^[62]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michelle De La Isla	41,050	75.0
	Democratic	James K. Windholz	13,662	25.0
Total votes			54,712	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [25]	Likely R	August 5, 2020
Inside Elections [26]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [27]	Likely R	July 2, 2020
Politico [28]	Lean R	September 8, 2020
Daily Kos [29]	Likely R	June 3, 2020
RCP [30]	Lean R	October 24, 2020
Niskanen [31]	Likely R	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Jake LaTurner (R)	Michelle De La Isla (D)	Other/ Undecided
VCreek/AMG (R)	September 29–30, 2020	739 (LV)	± 3.6%	47%	36%	–
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D) [upper-alpha 1]	July 29–30, 2020	488 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	41%	–
Battleground Connect (R) [upper-alpha 2]	July 16–17, 2020	1,250 (LV)	–	42%	41%	16% [lower-alpha 2]

Hypothetical polling

with Steve Watkins and Michelle De La Isla

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Steve Watkins (R)	Michelle De La Isla (D)	Other/ Undecided
Battleground Connect (R) [upper-alpha 2]	July 16–17, 2020	1,250 (LV)	–	37%	50%	13% [lower-alpha 3]

Results

Kansas's 2nd congressional district, 2020 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake LaTurner	185,464	55.2
	Democratic	Michelle De La Isla	136,650	40.6
	Libertarian	Robert Garrard	14,201	4.2
Total votes			336,315	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2020 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Sharice Davids Amanda Adkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 220,049 178,773 Percentage 53.6% 43.6%

County results Davids:     50–60%     60–70% Adkins:     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Sharice Davids Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sharice Davids Democratic

See also: Kansas's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses the Kansas City metropolitan area, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee, Spring Hill, DeSoto and Olathe. The incumbent is Democrat Sharice Davids, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2018, unseating four-term Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sharice Davids, incumbent U.S. representative ^[63]

Endorsements

Sharice Davids

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. senator from Illinois (2005–2008) ^[54]

Local officials

• Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) and former 2020 Presidential candidate ^[62]

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund ^[64]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[65]
• Sierra Club ^[61]
• United States Chamber of Commerce (post primary) ^[66]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharice Davids (incumbent)	74,437	100.0
Total votes			74,437	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Amanda Adkins, Cerner Corporation executive and former Kansas Republican Party chairwoman ^[67]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Beehler, construction engineering executive ^[35]
• Adrienne Foster, former mayor of Roeland Park and Small Business Administration official ^[68]
• Tom Love, former state representative ^[35]
• Sara Hart Weir, former CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society ^[69]

Declined

• Kevin Yoder, former U.S. representative ^[70]

Endorsements

Amanda Adkins

Federal officials

• Roy Blunt, U.S. senator from Missouri and former U.S. Representative (MO-07) (1997–2011) and Missouri Secretary of State (1985–1993) ^[71]
• Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas^{[ citation needed ]}
• Sam Graves, U.S. representative (MO-06) ^[71]

State officials

• Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida (1999–2007) ^[72]

Organizations

• Associated General Contractors of America ^[71]
• Kansans for Life (KFL) PAC (co-endorsed with Mike Beehler, Adrienne Vallejo Foster, and Sara Hart Weir) ^[42]

Individuals

• Susan Pompeo, wife of Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State and former CIA director (2017–2018) and U.S. Representative (R-KS-04) (2011–2017) ^[73]

Mike Beehler

Organizations

• Kansans for Life (KFL) PAC (co-endorsed with Amanda Adkins, Adrienne Vallejo Foster, and Sara Hart Weir) ^[42]

Adrienne Foster

Federal officials

• Todd Tiahrt, 2014 and 2017 Republican candidate in KS-04, former U.S. Representative (R-KS-04) (1995–2011), and Republican candidate in 2010 U.S. Senate election in Kansas ^[71]

State officials

• Bill Sutton, state representative ^[74]
• Jene Vickrey, state representative and former state House majority leader and speaker pro tempore ^[71]

Newspapers

• Kansas City Star ^[75]

Organizations

• Kansans for Life (KFL) PAC (co-endorsed with Amanda Adkins, Mike Beehler, and Sara Hart Weir) ^[42]

Sara Hart Weir

Federal officials

• Lynn Jenkins, former U.S. representative (KS-02) (2009–2019) and Kansas State Treasurer (2003–2008) ^[71]
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. representative (WA-05) ^[71]

Organizations

• Kansans for Life (KFL) PAC (co-endorsed with Amanda Adkins, Mike Beehler, and Adrienne Vallejo Foster) ^[42]
• Maggie's List ^[71]
• Republican Main Street Partnership PAC ^[76]
• Value in Electing Women (VIEW) PAC ^[71]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amanda Adkins	29,082	30.6
	Republican	Sara Hart Weir	21,833	23.0
	Republican	Adrienne Foster	19,057	20.1
	Republican	Mike Beehler	18,399	19.4
	Republican	Tom Love	6,533	6.9
Total votes			94,904	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [25]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections [26]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [27]	Safe D	October 15, 2020
Politico [28]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [29]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP [30]	Likely D	October 24, 2020
Niskanen [31]	Likely D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Sharice Davids (D)	Amanda Adkins (R)	Undecided
VCreek/AMG (R)	September 29–30, 2020	712 (LV)	± 3.6%	56%	36%	–

Results

Kansas's 3rd congressional district, 2020 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharice Davids (incumbent)	220,049	53.6
	Republican	Amanda Adkins	178,773	43.6
	Libertarian	Steven Hohe	11,596	2.8
Total votes			410,418	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2020 Kansas's 4th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Ron Estes Laura Lombard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 203,432 116,166 Percentage 63.7% 36.3%

County results Estes:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Ron Estes Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ron Estes Republican

See also: Kansas's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is located in south-central Kansas, taking in Wichita and the surrounding suburbs, including Derby and Newton. The incumbent is Republican Ron Estes, who won the 2017 special election for the seat vacated by Mike Pompeo and was re-elected with 59.4% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Ron Estes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Estes (incumbent)	87,877	100.0
Total votes			87,877	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Laura Lombard, business consultant and candidate for Kansas's 4th congressional district in 2018 ^[77]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Lombard	35,437	100.0
Total votes			35,437	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [25]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [26]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [27]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico [28]	Safe R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [29]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP [30]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [31]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Ron Estes (R)	Laura Lombard (D)	Undecided
VCreek/AMG (R)	September 29–30, 2020	842 (LV)	± 3.3%	51%	37%	–

Results

Kansas's 4th congressional district, 2020 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Estes (incumbent)	203,432	63.7
	Democratic	Laura Lombard	116,166	36.3
Total votes			319,598	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Undecided with 16%
3. Undecided with 13%

Partisan clients

1. Poll conducted for the DCCC.
2. Poll conducted for the LaTurner campaign.

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External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Kansas", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Kansas: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org , Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Kansas". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Kansas at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Kali Barnett (D) for Congress Archived August 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Tracey Mann (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Michelle De La Isla (D) for Congress Archived May 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• Jake LaTurner (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Amanda Adkins (R) for Congress
• Sharice Davids (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Ron Estes (R) for Congress
• Laura Lombard (D) for Congress