The Green Papers: Kansas 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 6 August 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
2002 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
1990 Census:2,477,588 (1.00% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:2,693,824 (0.96% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):1,403,682
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):1,925,000
Capital:Topeka
Tuesday 6 August 2002 polls close 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 6:00p MDT (0000 UTC). 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 5 November 2002 polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC) / 6:00p MST (0100 UTC). 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

preview re: General Election in KANSAS-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

MOST Polls close: 7 PM Central Standard Time/6 PM Mountain Standard Time (0100 UTC, Wed 6 Nov) [though counties are permitted to keep polls open as late as 8 PM CST/7 PM MST (0200 UTC) by local option]

  • KANSAS is electing its Governor in 2002; this is an Open Chair, as incumbent Republican Bill Graves is at term limit and, thus, cannot run for re-election as Governor in the General Election.
  • KANSAS is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; incumbent Republican Pat Roberts is a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election.
  • KANSAS is electing 4 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

    • Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the State of KANSAS not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    None.

    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from KANSAS in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    None.

    Uncontested Major Races in the 5 November 2002 General Election in KANSAS:

    None.

 
Governor  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Governors
Chair up for election Republican Governor Bill Graves
• First elected: 1994; re-relected: 1998
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.
• Open Chair
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat Kathleen Sebelius
• Lieutenant Governor: John Moore
  Candidate Libertarian Dennis Hawver
• Lieutenant Governor: Joel Heller
  Candidate Reform Ted Pettibone
• Lieutenant Governor: Mike Wilson
  Candidate Republican Tim Shallenburger
• Lieutenant Governor: David Lindstrom
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator Pat Roberts
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• 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 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 6 August 2002 Primary
  Candidate Libertarian Steven A. Rosile
  Candidate Reform George Cook
  Elected Republican Senator Pat Roberts
Class 3 Republican Senator 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
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republicans (3 Renominated);
1 Democrat (1 Renominated)
CD 1 Republican Congressman Jerry Moran
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996
• Renominated - 6 August 2002 - Primary
 Congressman Moran is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Republican Congressman Jim Ryun
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996
• Renominated - 6 August 2002 - Primary
 Congressman Ryun is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2
CD 3 Democrat Congressman Dennis Moore
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1998
• Renominated - 6 August 2002 - Primary
 Congressman Moore is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3
CD 4 Republican Congressman Todd Tiahrt
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 6 August 2002 - Primary
 Congressman Tiahrt is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Libertarian Jack Warner
  Elected Republican Congressman Jerry Moran
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Dan Lykins
  Candidate Libertarian Art Clack
  Elected Republican Congressman Jim Ryun
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Dennis Moore
  Candidate Libertarian Doug Martin
  Candidate Reform Dawn Bly
• Endorsement: Natural Law
  Candidate Republican Adam Taff
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Carlos Nolla
  Candidate Libertarian Maike Warren
  Elected Republican Congressman Todd Tiahrt
 

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  2002 Partisan Composition by State  
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