Kansas 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Kansas 2014 General Election

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Kansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 5 August 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Monday 2 June 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Monday 4 August 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 5 August 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) / 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC) / 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC). For practical purposes, polling places open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time on Election Day. Technically, in the Central time zone, polling places open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM. However, a county may open the polls no earlier than 6 AM local time and close them no later than 8 PM. In the Mountain time zone, polling places open at 6 AM and close at 6 PM. However, a county may open the polls no earlier than 5 AM local time and close them no later than 7 PM.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) / 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC) / 7:00p CST (0100 UTC). For practical purposes, polling places open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time on Election Day. Technically, in the Central time zone, polling places open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM. However, a county may open the polls no earlier than 6 AM local time and close them no later than 8 PM. In the Mountain time zone, polling places open at 6 AM and close at 6 PM. However, a county may open the polls no earlier than 5 AM local time and close them no later than 7 PM.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	2,863,813	(0.92% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Topeka

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Kansas 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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The Libertarian Party nominates by convention rather than by primary. The convention date is 26 April 2014.

2014 Election Information from the Kansas Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Pat Roberts • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	460,350	53.15%	Senator Pat Roberts • FEC S6KS00080; 24 Nov 14; Tot $6,667,832; Dsb $7,473,445

		Independent	368,372	42.53%	Gregory John "Greg" Orman • FEC S8KS00227; 24 Nov 14; Tot $5,643,400; Dsb $5,639,365

		Libertarian	37,469	4.33%	Randall Batson • FEC S4KS00143
Total			866,191	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator Jerry Moran • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		*Republican*			*Senator Jerry Moran* • FEC S0KS00091
		Republican			Al Zahnter

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	433,196	49.82%	Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback • for Lieutenant Governor: Jeff Colyer

		Democratic	401,100	46.13%	state Representative Paul Davis • for Lieutenant Governor: Jill Docking

		Libertarian	35,206	4.05%	Keen A. Umbehr • for Lieutenant Governor: Joshua J. "Josh" Umbehr (son of Keen)
Total			869,502	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	138,764	67.97%	Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp • FEC H6KS01146; 24 Nov 14; Tot $844,313; Dsb $864,497

		Democratic	65,397	32.03%	former Manhattan Mayor James Earl "Jim" Sherow • FEC H4KS01075; 24 Nov 14; Tot $171,662; Dsb $165,411
Total			204,161	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Lynn Jenkins • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	128,742	57.04%	Congressman Lynn Jenkins • FEC H8KS02090; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,623,467; Dsb $3,090,674

		Democratic	87,153	38.62%	Margie Wakefield • FEC H4KS02115; 24 Nov 14; Tot $783,560; Dsb $775,026

		Libertarian	9,791	4.34%	Christopher Kelly "Chris" Clemmons • FEC H4KS02123
Total			225,686	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Kevin W. Yoder • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	134,493	60.02%	Congressman Kevin W. Yoder • FEC H0KS03137; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,143,611; Dsb $1,931,310

		Democratic	89,584	39.98%	Kelly D. Kultala • FEC H4KS03188; 24 Nov 14; Tot $377,132; Dsb $375,940
Total			224,077	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	138,757	66.66%	Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo • FEC H0KS04051; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,518,530; Dsb $2,587,953

		Democratic	69,396	33.34%	Perry L. Schuckman • FEC H4KS04111; 24 Nov 14; Tot $8,420; Dsb $12,160
Total			208,153	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	508,926	59.20%	Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach

		Democratic	350,692	40.80%	former state Senator Jean Kurtis Schodorf • Unsuccessful primary candidate for the U.S. Congress as a Republican in 2010.
Total			859,618	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General Derek Schmidt • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	564,766	66.77%	Attorney General Derek Schmidt

		Democratic	281,105	33.23%	A.J. Kotich
Total			845,871	100.00%
	Article 1, Section 11 of the Kansas Constitution provides that where there is a vacancy in the office of the Attorney General, the Governor fills the vacancy by appointment for the duration of the term.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Ron Estes • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	570,110	67.52%	Treasurer Ron Estes

		Democratic	274,257	32.48%	Carmen Alldritt
Total			844,367	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Open		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	512,679	61.51%	Ken Selzer

		Democratic	320,862	38.49%	Dennis Anderson
Total			833,541	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 9 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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