Kansas 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Kansas 2012 General Election

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Kansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 7 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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)
2000 Census:	2,693,824	(0.96% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Topeka
Tuesday 7 August 2012 polling hours 6:00a MDT (1200 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC) / 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC). State law requires that polling places open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM on Election Day; however, the county may open the polls earlier and close them later. Polls must be open at least 12 continuous hours. They may open no earlier than 6 AM local time and close no later than 8 PM local time. Most polls in the State close at either 7 pm or 8 pm local time in the Central Time Zone by local option; the remaining polls in the Mountain Time Zone close at either 6 pm or 7 pm local time by local option. The time noted as the "official" poll closing time is the statutory poll closing time and is that at which the networks generally consider the polls in the State to have closed.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) / 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p MST (0300 UTC) / 8:00p CST (0200 UTC). State law requires that polling places open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM on Election Day; however, the county may open the polls earlier and close them later. Polls must be open at least 12 continuous hours. They may open no earlier than 6 AM local time and close no later than 8 PM local time. Most polls in the State close at either 7 pm or 8 pm local time in the Central Time Zone by local option; the remaining polls in the Mountain Time Zone close at either 6 pm or 7 pm local time by local option. The time noted as the "official" poll closing time is the statutory poll closing time and is that at which the networks generally consider the polls in the State to have closed.

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Kansas State and Local Government

Kansas 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Pat Roberts • 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 election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

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

		Republican	Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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 election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp* • FEC H6KS01146; 31 Dec 11; Tot $449,983; Dsb $117,356

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Lynn Jenkins • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Scott James Barnhart

		*Republican*		*Congressman Lynn Jenkins* • FEC H8KS02090; 31 Dec 11; Tot $876,402; Dsb $236,338

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Kevin W. Yoder • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		George N. York

		*Republican*		*Congressman Kevin W. Yoder* • FEC H0KS03137; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,044,576; Dsb $153,209

		Libertarian		Joel Balam • FEC H8KS03056; 31 Dec 11; Tot $532; Dsb $525

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Robert Leon Tillman
		Democratic		John Wallace Willoughby • FEC H2KS04081

		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo* • FEC H0KS04051; 31 Dec 11; Tot $882,085; Dsb $259,285

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

		Republican	Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

		Republican	Attorney General Derek Schmidt • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	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 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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): 4 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 4 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Conservative USA
	• Right to Life
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Unity
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.

"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.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• Kansas Constitution
Election Authority
	• Kansas Secretary of State
	• Vote! Kansas
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Kansas Legislature
Democratic
	• Kansas Democratic Party
Republican
	• Kansas Republican Party
	• Kansas Senate Republicans
Third Party
	• Conservative Party USA Kansas
	• Kansans For Life
	• Kansas Constitution Party
	• Libertarian Party of Kansas
	• Reform Party of Kansas
	• The Socialist Party of Kansas
	• The Unity Party of Kansas
Media & others
	• Baldwin City Signal
	• Clay Center Dispatch
	• Daily Globe - Atchison
	• DC's Political Report - Kansas
	• Dodge City Daily Globe
	• El Dorado Times
	• Great Bend Tribune
	• High Plains Journal - Dodge City
	• Hillsboro Free Press
	• Hillsboro Star-Journal
	• Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
	• Kansas Press Association
	• KC Community News - Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Miami, Linn, Platte Counties
	• KCTV - Kansas City
	• Lawrence Journal-World
	• Louisburg Herald
	• Marion County Record
	• Miami County Republic
	• NewsLink.org - Kansas
	• nwkansas.com - Nor'West Newspapers
	• Osawatomie Graphic
	• Ottawa Herald - Franklin County
	• Politics1.com - Kansas
	• Salina Journal
	• The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
	• The Ark Valley News - Valley Center
	• The Chanute Tribune
	• The Coffey County Republican - Burlington
	• The Daily Union - Junction City
	• The De Soto Explorer
	• The Emporia Gazette
	• The Eudora News
	• The Garden City Telegram
	• The Gyp Hill Premiere - Medicine Lodge
	• The Hays Daily News
	• The Holton Recorder
	• The Hutchinson News
	• The Iola Register
	• The Kansas City Star - Prime Buzz
	• The Kiowa News
	• The Leavenworth Times
	• The Manhattan Mercury
	• The McPherson Sentinel
	• The Miami County Republic - Paola
	• The Minneapolis Messenger
	• The Mirror - Tonganoxie
	• The Morning Sun - Pittsburg
	• The Newton Kansan
	• The Olathe News - Olathe
	• The Osage County Herald - Osage City
	• The Parsons Sun
	• The Pratt Tribune - Pratt County
	• The Topeka Capital-Journal
	• The Wichita Eagle
	• Vote! Kansas
	• Wellington Daily News
	• Winfield Courier
	• Wyandotte West