The Green Papers: Kansas 2012 General Election
 
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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. In 2012, most polls will be closed by 7pm local time.
 

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Kansas State and Local Government

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


6 November 2012 List of Presidential Electors and candidate list from the Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 General Election returns from the Kansas Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Republican 692,634 59.71% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
(6 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Democratic 440,726 37.99% President Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Libertarian 20,456 1.76% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Reform 5,017 0.43% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice-President: Joseph Martin.
On 13 September 2012, The Kansas Objections Board indicated that the state (not the national) party has the authority to determine the nominee.

FEC P80005499; 31 Jan 11; Tot $0; Dsb $1,920
  Candidate Green 714 0.06% Jill E. Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala

FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 187 0.02% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer

FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Write-in; (Justice Party) 95 0.01% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez

FEC P20004263
  Candidate Write-in; (Peace And Freedom) 58 0.01% Roseanne Cherri Barr
Vice President: Cindy Lee Sheehan

FEC P20002804; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,337; Dsb $53,474
  Candidate Write-in 48 0.00% Kent W. Bush
Vice President: Todd E. Natvig
  Candidate Write-in; (Reform) 19 0.00% Andre Nigel Barnett
Vice President: Kenneth R. "Ken" Cross

FEC P20002697
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Party) 12 0.00% Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
Vice President: Jonathan D. "J.D." Ellis

FEC P20005260
  Candidate Write-in; (Tax Revolt) 4 0.00% Jill Ann Reed
Twelve Visions.
Vice President: Thomas Allen "Tom" Cary

FEC P20003208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $45,217; Dsb $46,660
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 1 0.00% Will Christensen
Vice President: Kenneth "Ken" L. Gibbs

FEC P20005245
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 0 0.00% Avery L. Ayers
Vice President: Alejandrina Cabrera

FEC P20004479
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Richard Austin Duncan
Vice President: Ricky Johnson

FEC P20005252
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 0 0.00% Dennis Jerome Knill
Vice President: David Gilder

FEC P20002218; 31 Oct 12; Tot $1,089; Dsb $1,208
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Rick L. Rogers
Vice President: Marilyn Jean Downs

FEC P20005179
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Kevin M. "Kev Thorn" Thorne
Vice President: Colin H. Thorne
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 0 0.00% Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle
Vice President: Matthew Allen "Matt" Turner

FEC P20002630
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Gerald Legarde "Jerry" Warner
Vice President: Ricky Allen Hood
Total 1,159,971 100.00%  

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

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

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 7 August 2012 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 211,337 100.00% Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp
FEC H6KS01146; 26 Nov 12; Tot $839,275; Dsb $360,406
Total 211,337 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Lynn Jenkins
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 167,463 57.01% Congressman Lynn Jenkins
FEC H8KS02090; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,932,436; Dsb $1,452,511
  Candidate Democratic 113,735 38.72% Tobias Schlingensiepen
FEC H2KS02119; 20 Dec 12; Tot $215,357; Dsb $215,357
  Candidate Libertarian 12,520 4.26% Ira Dennis "Dennis" Hawver
FEC H0KS02097
Total 293,718 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Kevin W. Yoder
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 201,087 68.45% Congressman Kevin W. Yoder
FEC H0KS03137; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,709,480; Dsb $627,640
  Candidate Libertarian 92,675 31.55% Joel Balam
FEC H8KS03056; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,444; Dsb $2,301
Total 293,762 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 161,094 62.22% Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo
FEC H0KS04051; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,920,269; Dsb $736,768
  Candidate Democratic 81,770 31.58% Robert Leon Tillman
FEC H0KS04101; 03 Dec 12; Tot $65,564; Dsb $57,683
  Candidate Libertarian 16,058 6.20% Thomas Jefferson
FEC H2KS04107
Total 258,922 100.00%  

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, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 4 candidates
  Reform (affiliates): 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  America's Party: 1 candidate
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
  Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
  Tax Revolt: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 15 candidates
 
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.


 


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