2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
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All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election40
Seats won40
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote694,240317,635
Percentage59.15%27.06%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.58%Decrease2.svg 9.08%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Independent Libertarian
Last election00
Seats won00
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote86,79074,227
Percentage7.39%6.32%
SwingNewIncrease2.svg 5.18%
Kansas Congressional Election Results 2016.svg

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 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 primaries were held on August 2.

Contents

Overview

PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Republican 694,24059.15%44Steady2.svg
Democratic 317,63527.06%00Steady2.svg
Independents 86,7907.39%00Steady2.svg
Libertarian 74,2276.32%00Steady2.svg
Write-ins8740.07%00Steady2.svg
Totals1,173,736100.00%440
Popular vote
Republican
 
59.15%
Democratic
 
27.06%
Libertarian
 
6.32%
House seats
Republican
 
100.00%

District 1

2016 Kansas's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Roger Marshall Alan LaPoliceKerry Burt
Party Republican Independent Libertarian
Popular vote169,99267,73919,366
Percentage65.9%26.3%7.5%
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County results
Marshall:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
LaPolice:     60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Tim Huelskamp
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Roger Marshall
Republican

Incumbent Republican Tim Huelskamp defeated a little-known opponent, former school administrator Alan LaPolice, in the Republican primary election by a closer than expected margin of 55% to 45% in the 2014 elections. Because of this, his poor relationship with House Republican leadership and his support for cutting farm subsidies, which cost him the support of the Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association in 2014, he was thought to be vulnerable to a primary challenge. [1] [2] In the primary election on August 2, 2016, Huelskamp was defeated 57%-43%. [3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Tim
Huelskamp		Roger
Marshall		OtherUndecided
Fort Hays State University [5] July 11–22, 2016176± 6.76%40%41%3%15%
Clout Research (R) [6] July 7–9, 2016615± 3.9%42%49%—9%

Results

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roger Marshall 59,889 56.6
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent)45,99743.4
Total votes105,886 100.0

Libertarian

Nominee

  • Kerry Burt

Independent

Declared

  • Alan LaPolice, former school administrator and Republican candidate for this seat in 2014 [4]

General election

Results

Kansas's 1st congressional district, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roger Marshall 169,992 65.9
Independent Alan LaPolice67,73926.3
Libertarian Kerry Burt19,3667.5
Write-in Tim Huelskamp (incumbent)8740.3
Total votes257,971 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2016 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Lynn Jenkins Britani PotterJames Houston Bales
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote181,22896,84019,333
Percentage60.9%32.6%6.5%
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County results
Jenkins:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Potter:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Lynn Jenkins
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Lynn Jenkins
Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) 54,958 100.0
Total votes54,958 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Britani Potter, financial consultant and Ottawa School Board Member
Withdrawn
  • James Pryor

Results

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Britani Potter 24,383 100.0
Total votes24,383 100.0

Libertarian

Nominee

  • James Houston Bales

General election

Endorsements

Britani Potter (D)

Individuals

Results

Kansas's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) 181,228 60.9
Democratic Britani Potter96,84032.6
Libertarian James Houston Bales19,3336.5
Total votes297,401 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2016 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Kevin Yoder Jay SidieSteve Hohe
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote176,022139,30027,791
Percentage51.3%40.6%8.1%
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County results
Yoder:     50–60%     60–70%
Sidie:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Kevin Yoder
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Kevin Yoder
Republican

Incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder faced a primary challenge from retired U.S. Army officer Greg Goode, who ran strongly to the right; Yoder easily won.

As of June 2016, Yoder had raised far more money in campaign contributions than either his Republican primary opponent or his Democratic rival. [10]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Election results were as follows: [14]

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 37,681 63.6
Republican Greg Goode21,56336.4
Total votes59,244 100.0

Democratic primary

Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary. [15] Businessman Jay Sidie of Mission Woods won a three-way Democratic primary. [10] [11]

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jay Sidie, financial counselor [15]
Eliminated in primary
  • Nathaniel McLaughlin president of the Kansas NAACP [15]
  • Reggie Marselus, retired union official [15]

Results

Election results were as follows: [14]

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Sidie 13,879 41.5
Democratic Nathaniel McLaughlin12,10536.2
Democratic Reggie Marselus7,43522.3
Total votes33,419 100.0

Libertarian

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steve Hohe

General election

Results

Kansas's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 176,022 51.3
Democratic Jay Sidie139,30040.6
Libertarian Steve Hohe27,7918.1
Total votes343,113 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2016 Kansas's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Mike Pompeo Daniel GirouxMiranda Allen
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote166,99881,49519,021
Percentage60.7%29.6%6.9%
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County results
Pompeo:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Mike Pompeo
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Pompeo
Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 56,808 100.0
Total votes56,808 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Daniel B. Giroux, attorney and small business owner
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel B. Giroux 9,489 51.5
Democratic Robert Leon Tillman8,93648.5
Total votes18,425 100.0

Libertarian

Nominee

  • Gordon Bakken

Independent

Declared

General election

Endorsements

Daniel B. Giroux (D)

Labor unions

Newspapers

Results

Kansas's 4th congressional district, 2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 166,998 60.7
Democratic Daniel B. Giroux81,49529.6
Independent Miranda Allen19,0216.9
Libertarian Gordon Bakken7,7372.8
Total votes275,251 100.0
Republican hold

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  6. ↑ Clout Research (R)
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