| The Green Papers: Kansas 2008 General Election |
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Kansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 5 August 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
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Republican | Senator Pat Roberts • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Leroy Dean "Lee" Jones • FEC S4KS00085: $13,470 |
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Democratic | Bruce Lunsford | |||
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Democratic | Gregory John "Greg" Orman • FEC S8KS00227: $568,694 |
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Democratic | former Congressman James Charles "Jim" Slattery • Announced he is not a candidate circa 29 November 2007. Filed with the FEC 13 March 2008. • FEC S8KS00235: $289,025 |
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Republican | Senator Pat Roberts • FEC S6KS00080: $3,205,322 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert J. Dole: 11 June 1996- which Sheila Frahm (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Bill Graves (Republican) to fill, 11 June 1996]; elected to a full term: 1998, re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - 19 October 2007: Withdrew his candidacy for President and announced his retirement at the end of his term. |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Kathleen Sebelius • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with Governor | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Mark Parkinson • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Undetermined); 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Republican | Congressman Jerry Moran • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | James Bordonaro • FEC H8KS01027: $127 |
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Republican | Congressman Jerry Moran • FEC H6KS01096: $892,010 |
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Democratic | Congressman Nancy E. Boyda • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Nancy E. Boyda • FEC H4KS02107: $992,653 |
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Republican | Treasurer Lynn Jenkins • FEC H8KS02090: $622,024 |
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Republican | former Congressman James R. "Jim" Ryun • FEC H6KS02227: $1,334,234 |
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Democratic | Congressman Dennis Moore • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Dennis Moore • FEC H8KS03049: $982,266 |
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Republican | state Senator Nicholas M. "Nick" Jordan • FEC H8KS03064: $388,090 |
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Republican | Paul V. Showen | |||
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Unaffiliated | Joel Balam • FEC H8KS03056: $631 |
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Republican | Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | state Senator Donald Betts, Jr. • FEC H8KS04062: $56,398 |
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Republican | Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt • FEC H4KS04087: $878,320 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh • First elected: 1994, 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Stephen N. Six • Appointed: 18 January 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General Paul Morrison (Democratic) resigned on Friday 14 December 2007. He was first elected in 2006. His resignation is related to an improper sexual relationship which lead to a sexual harrassment suit. 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. Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius named Seventh Judicial District Judge Stephen N. Six Kansas as Attorney General on 18 January 2008. He will be sworn in on 31 January 2008. | |||||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Lynn Jenkins • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - Candidate for Congress CD 2 in 2008 |
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| Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 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. |