Kansas 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Kansas 2015 General Election

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Kansas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Topeka

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Kansas State and Local Government

Kansas 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The Libertarian Party nominates by convention rather than by primary.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Pat Roberts • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator Pat Roberts* • FEC S6KS00080

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

		*Republican*		*Senator Jerry Moran* • FEC S0KS00091; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,061,926; Dsb $754,453
		Republican		Al Zahnter

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - At term limit

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Timothy A. "Tim" Huelskamp* • FEC H6KS01146; 30 Sep 15; Tot $288,095; Dsb $74,442
		Republican		Alan LaPolice • FEC H4KS01059; 30 Sep 15; Tot $14,620; Dsb $5,126
		Republican		Roger W. Marshall • FEC H6KS01179; 30 Sep 15; Tot $343,106; Dsb $150,620

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Lynn Jenkins • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Lynn Jenkins* • FEC H8KS02090; 30 Sep 15; Tot $834,715; Dsb $286,432

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Kevin W. Yoder • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Reginald Wayne "Reggie" Marselus • FEC H4KS03170
		Democratic		Nathaniel Welton McLaughlin, Jr. • FEC H6KS03217

		*Republican*		*Congressman Kevin W. Yoder* • FEC H0KS03137; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,022,053; Dsb $236,919

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Daniel Bernard "Dan" Giroux • FEC H6KS04165

		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael Richard "Mike" Pompeo* • FEC H0KS04051; 30 Sep 15; Tot $391,591; Dsb $350,199

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Derek Schmidt • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	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: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Treasurer Ron Estes • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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): 3 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
	• Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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
	• Kansas Secretary of State
	• Vote! Kansas
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Kansas Legislature
Democratic
	• Kansas Democratic Party
Republican
	• Kansas Republican Party
Third Party
	• Green Party of Kansas
	• Justice Party of Kansas
	• Kansans For Life
	• Kansas Green Party
	• Libertarian Party of Kansas
	• Reform Party of Kansas
	• The Unity Party of Kansas
Media & others
	• Atchison Globe Now
	• Baldwin City Signal
	• Courier Tribune - Liberty and Kearney
	• Dodge City Daily Globe
	• Great Bend Tribune
	• High Plains Journal - Dodge City
	• Hillsboro Free Press
	• Hillsboro Star-Journal
	• Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
	• Kansas Press Association
	• 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
	• The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
	• The Ark Valley News - Valley Center
	• The Butler County Times Gazette
	• The Chanute Tribune
	• The Coffey County Republican - Burlington
	• The Daily Union - Junction City
	• The Emporia Gazette
	• The Garden City Telegram
	• The Gyp Hill Premiere - Medicine Lodge
	• The Hays Daily News
	• The Hutchinson News
	• The Iola Register
	• The Leavenworth Times
	• The Manhattan Mercury
	• The McPherson Sentinel
	• The Miami County Republic - Paola
	• The Mirror - Tonganoxie
	• The Morning Sun - Pittsburg
	• The Newton Kansan
	• The Parsons Sun
	• The Pratt Tribune - Pratt County
	• The Topeka Capital-Journal
	• Vote! Kansas
	• Winfield Courier