Kansas gubernatorial election, 2018

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Kansas gubernatorial election, 2018
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Nominee Laura Kelly Kris Kobach Greg Orman
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Running mate Lynn Rogers Wink Hartman John Doll
Popular vote506,727453,64568,590
Percentage48.0%43.0%6.5%
Kansas Governor Election Results by County, 2018.svg
County Results
Kelly:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Kobach:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election

Jeff Colyer
Republican

Elected Governor

Laura Kelly
Democratic

The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of Kansas. Democratic nominee Laura Kelly was elected, defeating Republican nominee Kris Kobach and an independent candidate, Greg Orman. Republican Governor Sam Brownback was term-limited and could not seek reelection to a third consecutive term, but can re-enter as a candidate in 2022. On July 26, 2017, Brownback was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Brownback was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 2018. [1] On January 31, 2018 [2] Brownback resigned the governorship and Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer succeeded him. [3] Colyer is eligible to seek a full term and he announced his candidacy prior to becoming Governor of Kansas. In the August 7 primary, Colyer ran against CPA and incumbent Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer; Topeka doctor Jim Barnett; and 2006 Republican Kansas gubernatorial nominee and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

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Laura Kelly American politician

Laura Kelly is an American politician who is the 48th governor of Kansas, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 18th district in the Kansas State Senate from 2005 to 2019. Kelly ran for governor in the 2018 election and defeated the Republican nominee, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

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On August 7, 2018, Kobach defeated Colyer in the Republican gubernatorial primary by an initial margin of 191 votes, [4] a lead that increased to 361 votes by August 14, although discrepancies in some counties needed resolution and provisional and absentee ballots may not have been counted in some counties. [5] [6] [7] Colyer conceded the Republican nomination on August 14. [8] Democratic State Senator Laura Kelly easily won the Democratic nomination. [9] Independent Greg Orman, who finished second in the 2014 U.S. Senate race against incumbent Republican Pat Roberts, ran for governor, again as an independent candidate. [10]

Greg Orman American businessman and politician

Gregory John Orman is an American politician, entrepreneur and political candidate. He ran as an independent to represent Kansas in the United States Senate in the 2014 election, losing to incumbent U.S. Senator Pat Roberts. On January 24, 2018, Orman announced he would run for governor of the state of Kansas in 2018. After the major party primaries in August 2018, polling indicated that in a three-way race Orman was at 19 percent, Democrat Laura Kelly at 32 percent and Republican Kris Kobach at 38 percent. Orman suspended his television ads and stopped actively fundraising in mid-September. In the November 6 general election, he received approximately 6.5% of the vote, more than the victory margin of Democrat Laura Kelly over Republican Kris Kobach.

Pat Roberts United States Senator from Kansas

Charles Patrick Roberts is an American politician of the Republican Party serving as the senior United States Senator from Kansas, a position he has held since 1997. Roberts previously served as the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Given that Kansas is the only state which has no gubernatorial statutory qualifications whatsoever in its constitution, seven teenagers, including one who has never even been to the state of Kansas, ran for the office in this election cycle. [11] A debate took place on September 5 between the three candidates that consistently polled above 5%. [12] Polls in late August had Kelly and Kobach running close with Orman polling in the single digits. [13]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Kris Kobach American politician

Kris William Kobach is an American politician who served as the 31st Secretary of State of Kansas. A former Chairman of the Kansas Republican Party and member of the City Council of Overland Park, Kansas, he was the Republican nominee in Kansas's 3rd congressional district in the 2004 election, losing to Democratic incumbent Dennis Moore.

Secretary of State of Kansas one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kansas

The Secretary of State of Kansas is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kansas. The current secretary of state is former Speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives, Scott Schwab, who was sworn in on January 14, 2019.

Eliminated in primary

  • Jim Barnett, former state senator, nominee for governor in 2006 and candidate for KS-01 in 2010 [16]
    • Running mate: Rosemary Hansen, Barnett's wife
  • Jeff Colyer, incumbent Governor [17]
    Tracey Mann

    Tracey Mann is an American businessman and politician, who served as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 2018 to 2019. He was appointed by Governor Jeff Colyer in February 2018, after Colyer became Governor.

  • Patrick Kucera, businessman [19]
    • Running Mate: Patricia Reitz [20]
  • Tyler Ruzich, high school student [21]
    • Running mate: Dominic Scavuzzo, high school student
  • Ken Selzer, Kansas Insurance Commissioner [22]
    • Running mate: Jen Sanderson, businesswoman [23]
  • Joseph Tutera Jr., high school student [24]
    • Running mate: Phillip Clemente, high school student

James A. Barnett is an American Republican politician. He announced his 2018 run for governor of Kansas on June 18, 2017 at the Topeka Medical Society Building.

Kansass 1st congressional district

Kansas's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. Commonly known as "The Big First", the district encompasses 63 counties in western and northern Kansas, making it the 12th largest congressional district in the nation. Located within the district are Manhattan, Salina, Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Hays and Hutchinson. From 2011 to 2017, the district was represented by Republican Tim Huelskamp who was originally elected in 2010 to succeed fellow Republican Jerry Moran who ran successfully for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Sam Brownback. Huelskamp was re-elected twice in 2012 and 2014, but lost the 2016 Republican primary for a fourth term to obstetrician Roger Marshall.

Withdrew

  • Wink Hartman, businessman and candidate for KS-04 in 2010 [25] (running for lieutenant governor) [26] Hartman joined Kris Kobach's campaign as his Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidate.

Endorsements

Jeff Colyer
Local and statewide politicians
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Jim
Barnett		Jeff
Colyer		Wink
Hartman		Kris
Kobach		Ken
Selzer		OtherUndecided
Remington (R) August 3–5, 20182,769± 2.0%14%34%–32%9%3% [36] 10%
The Trafalgar Group (R) July 30 – August 2, 20181,546± 2.4%11%36%–43%5%4% [36] –
Remington (R) August 2, 2018859± 3.3%13%32%–32%9%3% [36] 11%
JMC Analytics (R-Kobach) July 24–26, 2018500± 4.4%11%25%–34%8%2% [37] 20%
Remington (R) May 14–15, 20181,441± 2.6%9%29%–27%5%–30%
JMC Analytics (R-Kobach) March 15–17, 2018500± 4.4%10%18%–31%4%–36%
Remington (R) February 13–14, 20181,806± 2.3%8%23%5%21%3%3% [38] 37%
Moore Information (R) February 11, 2018–––20%6%26%11%–38%

Results

Results by county: Kobach--50-60% Kobach--40-50% Kobach--<40% Kobach/Colyer tie--40-50% Colyer--<40% Colyer--40-50% Colyer--50-60% Colyer--70-80% Selzer--<40% 2018 KS gubernatorial GOP primary.svg
Results by county:
  Kobach—50–60%
  Kobach—40–50%
  Kobach—<40%
  Kobach/Colyer tie—40–50%
  Colyer—<40%
  Colyer—40–50%
  Colyer—50–60%
  Colyer—70–80%
  Selzer—<40%
Republican primary results [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kris Kobach128,83840.62
Republican Jeff Colyer (incumbent)128,48840.51
Republican Jim Barnett27,9938.83
Republican Ken Selzer24,8077.82
Republican Patrick Kucera3,2121.01
Republican Tyler Ruzich2,2760.72
Republican Joseph Tutera Jr.1,5590.49
Total votes317,173100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

  • Arden Andersen, physician [42]
    • Running mate: Dale Cowsert, businessman
  • Jack Bergeson, high school student [43]
    • Running mate: Alexander Cline, high school student [43]
  • Carl Brewer, former Mayor of Wichita [44]
    • Running mate: Chris Morrow, former mayor of Gardner [45]
  • Josh Svaty, former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture and former state representative [46]
    • Running mate: Katrina Gier Lewison, Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education member, veteran

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Josh Svaty
Statewide and local politicians

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Arden
Andersen		Jack
Bergeson		Carl
Brewer		Laura
Kelly		Josh
Svaty		Undecided
GBA Strategies (D-Kelly) June 5–7, 2018500± 4.4%3%2%22%35%12%25%
––25%44%12%20%

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Laura Kelly78,74651.5
Democratic Carl Brewer30,69320.1
Democratic Josh Svaty26,72217.5
Democratic Arden Andersen12,8458.4
Democratic Jack Bergeson3,8502.5
Total votes152,856100.0

Independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

  • Ilan Cohen, high school student from Maryland [59]
  • Aaron Coleman, college student (write-in) [60]
  • Max Correa, college student from North Carolina [61]
  • Joe Larry Hunter, former inmate [62] [63]
  • Rick Kloos [64]
    • Running mate: Nathaniel Kloos, son of Rick Kloos [60]
  • Greg Orman, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 [52] [65]
  • Victor Redko, McGill University student [67] [68]
  • Jared Rogers, University of Pennsylvania student [69]
  • Nicholas Schrieber, college student from Delaware [70]
    • Running mate: Matthew Ueckermann, college student from Maryland [70]
  • Conner Shelton, college student from Pennsylvania [71]

Endorsements

Libertarian convention

Candidates

Nominated

  • Jeff Caldwell, executive committee member for the Libertarian Party of Kansas [72]
    • Running mate: Mary Gerlt

Withdrew

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [76] TossupOctober 26, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [77] TossupNovember 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [78] Lean DNovember 5, 2018
Real Clear Politics [79] TossupOctober 30, 2018
Daily Kos [80] TossupNovember 2, 2018
Fox News [81] [lower-alpha 1] TossupOctober 30, 2018
Politico [82] TossupNovember 2, 2018
Governing [83] TossupNovember 2, 2018
The Washington Post [84] TossupOctober 16, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [85] TossupNovember 2, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Debates

Host
network		DateLink(s)Participants
Laura
Kelly (D)		Greg
Orman (I)		Kris
Kobach (R)
KCPT September 5, 2018 [86] InvitedInvitedInvited

Endorsements

Laura Kelly (D)
Federal politicians
Statewide and local politicians
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers and news websites
Kris Kobach (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide and local politicians
Individuals
Organizations
Greg Orman (I)
Organisations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Kris
Kobach
(R)		Laura
Kelly
(D)		Greg
Orman
(I)		Jeff
Caldwell
(L)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College October 26–28, 2018976± 3.3%44%43%8%–1%4%
Ipsos October 17–27, 2018986± 3.6%41%43%9%–2%5%
Public Policy Polling (D-Western States Strategies) October 19–20, 2018698± 3.7%41%41%10%2%0% [137] 6%
Remington (R) September 30 – October 1, 20181,680± 2.4%41%42%10%2%1% [138] 4%
Emerson College September 26–28, 2018938± 3.5%37%36%9%–3%15%
Fort Hays State University August 22 – September 25, 2018324–36%40%10%–5%–
Civiqs (D-Crawford County Dems) September 21–24, 20181,178± 3.4%39%41%9%5%0% [139] 5%
Public Policy Polling (D-Pottawatomie County Dems) September 12–13, 2018618–39%38%9%1%2% [140] 12%
Public Policy Polling (D-KNEA PAC) August 24–26, 2018877–39%38%9%1%2% [140] 11%
Remington (R) July 19–20, 20181,189± 2.9%35%36%12%––17%

Results

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2018 [141]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Laura Kelly 506,727 48.01% +1.88%
Republican Kris Kobach453,64542.98%-6.84%
Independent Greg Orman68,5906.50%N/A
Libertarian Jeff Caldwell20,0201.90%-2.15%
Independent Rick Kloos6,5840.62%N/A
Total votes1,055,566100.0%N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

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