2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

←  2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
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 749,375 526,153 Percentage 57.39% 40.30% Swing 0.54% 2.16%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 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. The primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.

District 1

See also: Kansas's 1st congressional district

2024 Kansas's 1st congressional district election

←  2022 2026 →

Nominee Tracey Mann Paul Buskirk Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 210,493 93,965 Percentage 69.1% 30.9%

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

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

The incumbent was Republican Tracey Mann, who was re-elected with 67.7% of the vote in 2022. ^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Tracey Mann, incumbent U.S. representative ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Bloom ^[3]

Endorsements

Tracey Mann

Organizations

• AIPAC ^[4]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[5]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tracey Mann (R)	$779,506	$645,452	$1,231,605
Source: Federal Election Commission [6]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracey Mann (incumbent)	57,219	87.5
	Republican	Eric Bloom	8,148	12.5
Total votes			65,367	100.0

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Paul Buskirk, educator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^[7]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Paul Buskirk (D)	$31,190 [a]	$23,833	$7,356
Source: Federal Election Commission [6]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Buskirk	15,240	100.0
Total votes			15,240	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report [8]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections [9]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily [11]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
CNalysis [12]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Results

2024 Kansas's 1st congressional district election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tracey Mann (incumbent)	210,493	69.1
	Democratic	Paul Buskirk	93,965	30.9
Total votes			304,458	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Kansas's 2nd congressional district

2024 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election

←  2022 2026 →

Nominee Derek Schmidt Nancy Boyda Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,847 115,685 Percentage 57.1% 38.2%

County results Schmidt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Boyda:     40–50%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jake LaTurner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Derek Schmidt Republican

The 2nd district stretches across much of eastern Kansas from Nebraska to Oklahoma, including the cities of Topeka, Emporia, Junction City and Pittsburg, as well as portions of Kansas City and Lawrence. The incumbent was Republican Jake LaTurner, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2022. ^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Derek Schmidt, former Kansas Attorney General (2011–2023) and nominee for governor in 2022 ^[14]

Eliminated in primary

• Jeff Kahrs, district director for incumbent Jake LaTurner ^[15]
• Michael Ogle, U.S. Army veteran and convicted felon ^[16]
• Shawn Tiffany, cattle farm owner ^[17]
• Chad Young, boxing instructor ^[3]

Declined

• Chris Croft, Majority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 8th district (2019–present) ^[18]
• Steve Fitzgerald, former state senator from the 5th district (2013–2018) and candidate for this district in 2018 ^[19]
• Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General (2023–present), former Kansas Secretary of State (2011–2019), nominee for the 3rd district in 2004, nominee for governor in 2018, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 ^[20]
• Jake LaTurner, incumbent U.S. representative ^[21]
• Dennis Pyle, state senator from the 1st district (2005–present), candidate for this district in 2010 and 2018, and independent candidate for governor in 2022 (ran for re-election) ^[14]
• Todd Thompson, Leavenworth County Attorney (endorsed Schmidt) ^[22]

Endorsements

Jeff Kahrs

U.S. senators

• Sam Brownback, former U.S. senator from Kansas (1996–2011) and former governor of Kansas (2011–2018) ^[23]

U.S. representatives

• Jim Ryun, former U.S. representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1996–2007) ^[23]
• Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. representative from Kansas's 4th congressional district (1995–2011) ^[23]

Derek Schmidt

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[24]

Organizations

• Kansas Fraternal Order of Police ^[23]

Jake LaTurner (declined)

Organizations

• AIPAC ^[4]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Jeff Kahrs	Derek Schmidt	Shawn Tiffany	Undecided
co/efficient [25]	May 13–14, 2024	1,517 (LV)	± 2.49%	4%	44%	3%	49%

Results by county

  Schmidt

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Tiffany

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derek Schmidt	34,971	53.1
	Republican	Shawn Tiffany	13,013	19.8
	Republican	Jeff Kahrs	11,634	17.7
	Republican	Chad Young	3,412	5.2
	Republican	Michael Ogle	2,858	4.3
Total votes			65,888	100.0

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Nancy Boyda, former U.S. representative from this district (2007–2009) ^[26]

Eliminated in primary

• Matt Kleinmann, community developer and former University of Kansas basketball player ^[27]

Withdrawn

• Eli Woody, education consultant (ran for state house) ^[19]

Results

Results by county

  Boyda

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Kleinmann

•   50–60%
•   70–80%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Boyda	13,571	51.7
	Democratic	Matt Kleinmann	12,670	48.3
Total votes			26,241	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report [8]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections [9]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily [11]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
CNalysis [12]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Endorsements

Nancy Boyda

Labor unions

• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) ^[28]

Newspapers

• The Kansas City Star ^[29]

Results

2024 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derek Schmidt	172,847	57.1
	Democratic	Nancy Boyda	115,685	38.2
	Libertarian	John Hauer	14,229	4.7
Total votes			302,761	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Kansas's 3rd congressional district

2024 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election

←  2022 2026 →

Nominee Sharice Davids Prasanth Reddy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 209,871 167,570 Percentage 53.4% 42.6%

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

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

The 3rd district encompasses much of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including a portion of Kansas City, all of Johnson County, and several rural counties to the south and west. The incumbent was Democrat Sharice Davids, who was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2022. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Sharice Davids, incumbent U.S. representative ^[30]

Endorsements

Sharice Davids

Statewide officials

• Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan (2019–present) ^[31]

Individuals

• Kelley Robinson, president of Human Rights Campaign ^[32]

Organizations

• Brady PAC ^[33]
• Democratic Majority for Israel ^[34]
• EMILY's List ^[35]
• End Citizens United ^[36]
• Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund ^[37]
• Feminist Majority PAC ^[38]
• Giffords ^[39]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[32]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund ^[40]
• J Street PAC ^[41]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America ^[42]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[43]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[44]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund ^[45]
• LPAC ^[46]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[47]
• National Women's Political Caucus ^[48]
• Natural Resources Defense Council ^[49]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[50]
• Population Connection Action Fund ^[51]

Labor unions

• National Education Association ^[52]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Sharice Davids (D)	$3,018,352	$934,497	$2,147,479
Source: Federal Election Commission [53]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharice Davids (incumbent)	37,837	100.0
Total votes			37,837	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Prasanth Reddy, oncologist and healthcare executive ^[54]

Eliminated in primary

• Karen Crnkovich, plumbing and ventilation business owner ^[54]

Withdrawn

• Jonathon Westbrook, member of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission and former White House Fellow ^[55]

Endorsements

Prasanth Reddy

U.S. representatives

• Steve Scalise, LA-01 (2008–present) ^[56]
• Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative from New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present) and Chair of the House Republican Conference ^[57]

Organizations

• Congressional Leadership Fund ^[58]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Karen Crnkovich (R)	$120,481	$68,865	$51,615
Prasanth Reddy (R)	$882,491 [c]	$320,772	$561,718
Source: Federal Election Commission [53]

Results

Republican primary results by county:

  Reddy

•   50–60%

  Crnkovich

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Prasanth Reddy	26,573	53.1
	Republican	Karen Crnkovich	23,510	46.9
Total votes			50,083	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report [8]	Likely D	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections [9]	Solid D	October 10, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10]	Likely D	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily [11]	Safe D	June 8, 2023
CNalysis [12]	Very Likely D	November 16, 2023

Results

2024 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sharice Davids (incumbent)	209,871	53.4
	Republican	Prasanth Reddy	167,570	42.6
	Libertarian	Steve Roberts	15,892	4.0
Total votes			393,333	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Kansas's 4th congressional district

2024 Kansas's 4th congressional district election

←  2022 2026 →

Nominee Ron Estes Esau Freeman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 198,465 106,632 Percentage 65.0% 35.0%

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

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

The incumbent was Republican Ron Estes who was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2022. ^[1]

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ron Estes, incumbent U.S. representative ^[2]

Endorsements

Ron Estes

Organizations

• AIPAC ^[4]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[5]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ron Estes (R)	$1,416,451	$868,007	$1,492,016
Source: Federal Election Commission [59]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Estes (incumbent)	40,100	100.0
Total votes			40,100	100.0

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Esau Freeman, home painting contractor and candidate for this district in 2012 ^[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Esau Freeman (D)	$31,700	$20,155	$11,738
Source: Federal Election Commission [59]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Esau Freeman	10,641	100.0
Total votes			10,641	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Cook Political Report [8]	Solid R	February 2, 2023
Inside Elections [9]	Solid R	March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10]	Safe R	February 23, 2023
Elections Daily [11]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
CNalysis [12]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Results

2024 Kansas's 4th congressional district election ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Estes (incumbent)	198,465	65.0
	Democratic	Esau Freeman	106,632	35.0
Total votes			305,097	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• 2024 Kansas elections
• 2024 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2024 Kansas House of Representatives election

Notes

1. $15,000 of this total was self-funded by Buskirk
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. $57,500 of this total was self-funded by Reddy

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Paul Buskirk (D) for Congress
• Tracey Mann (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Nancy Boyda (D) for Congress
• Derek Schmidt (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Sharice Davids (D) for Congress
• Prasanth Reddy (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Ron Estes (R) for Congress
• Esau Freeman (D) for Congress