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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 party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 0 Seats won 4 0 Seat change Popular vote 694,240 317,635 Percentage 59.15% 27.06% Swing 3.58% 9.08%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Libertarian Last election 0 0 Seats won 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 86,790 74,227 Percentage 7.39% 6.32% Swing New 5.18%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%

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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.

Overview

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	694,240	59.15%	4	4
	Democratic	317,635	27.06%	0	0
	Independents	86,790	7.39%	0	0
	Libertarian	74,227	6.32%	0	0
	Write-ins	874	0.07%	0	0
Totals		1,173,736	100.00%	4	4	0

District 1

2016 Kansas's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Roger Marshall Alan LaPolice Kerry Burt Party Republican Independent Libertarian Popular vote 169,992 67,739 19,366 Percentage 65.9% 26.3% 7.5%

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. In the primary election on August 2, 2016, Huelskamp was defeated 57%-43%.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roger Marshall, obstetrician

Eliminated in primary

• Tim Huelskamp, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Garrett Love, state senator

Polling

Results

Libertarian

Nominee

• Kerry Burt

Independent

Declared

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

General election

Results

District 2

2016 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Lynn Jenkins Britani Potter James Houston Bales Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 181,228 96,840 19,333 Percentage 60.9% 32.6% 6.5%

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

• Lynn Jenkins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Britani Potter, financial consultant and Ottawa School Board Member

Withdrawn

• James Pryor

Results

Libertarian

Nominee

• James Houston Bales

General election

Endorsements

Individuals

• Barry Grissom, former United States Attorney for the District of Kansas

Results

District 3

2016 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Kevin Yoder Jay Sidie Steve Hohe Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 176,022 139,300 27,791 Percentage 51.3% 40.6% 8.1%

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Yoder, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Greg Goode, of Louisburg, retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel

Declined

• Milton R. Wolf, physician and candidate for Senate in 2014.

Results

Election results were as follows:

Democratic primary

Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary. Businessman Jay Sidie of Mission Woods won a three-way Democratic primary.

Candidates

Nominee

• Jay Sidie, financial counselor

Eliminated in primary

• Nathaniel McLaughlin president of the Kansas NAACP
• Reggie Marselus, retired union official

Results

Election results were as follows:

Libertarian

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Hohe

General election

Results

District 4

2016 Kansas's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Pompeo Daniel Giroux Miranda Allen Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 166,998 81,495 19,021 Percentage 60.7% 29.6% 6.9%

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

• Mike Pompeo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel B. Giroux, attorney and small business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Tillman, retired court officer, Kansas National Guard veteran, candidate for this seat in 2010 and nominee in 2012

Results

Libertarian

Nominee

• Gordon Bakken

Independent

Declared

• Miranda Allen

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Newspapers

• The Wichita Eagle

Results

References

1. ^ Alexis Levinson (December 9, 2014). "House Conservative Faces Primary Peril in 2016". Roll Call. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
2. Jack Fitzpatrick (February 2, 2015). "Is This Lawmaker Too Conservative for the Tea Party?". National Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
3. "Tea party's Tim Huelskamp ousted by challenger Roger Marshall in Kansas congressional race". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
4. ^ Wingerter, Justin (June 11, 2015). "Republican Alan LaPolice joins Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Roger Marshall in 1st District congressional race". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
5. Fort Hays State University
6. Clout Research (R)
7. ^ "2016 Official Primary Results" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. August 2, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
8. ^ "2016 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
9. "Former U.S. attorney Barry Grissom stumps for congressional challenger Britani Potter'We don't have the money yet but we have the perfect candidate'". bpotterforcongress.com/. August 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
10. ^ Mary Rupert, Candidates hold widely varying views in 3rd District, U.S. House contest, Wyandotte Daily (July 25, 2016).
11. ^ Dion Lefler, 2016 Kansas primary results: U.S. Senate, Congressional Districts 3 and 4, Kansas.com (August 2, 2016).
12. Tim Carpenter (January 21, 2015). "Dannebohm: On Duke, ex-girlfriends and gay vibe". The Topeka Capital-Journal.
13. Steve Kraske, Milton Wolf is looking hard at the 2016 campaign, Kansas City Star (February 6, 2016).
14. ^ Kansas House Primaries Results, Associated Press (August 17, 2016).
15. ^ Dave Helling, Mission Woods Democrat announces campaign against U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, Kansas City Star (May 19, 2016).
16. "Endorsements". danforkansas.com/. July 27, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

External links

• U.S. House elections in Kansas, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

• 2016 United States House of Representatives elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
• 2016 Kansas elections