KANSAS

6 Electoral Votes

Population  (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Kansas Secretary of State)  Total Resident Population, July 1, 2019 est. 2,913,314 Total Registration, Nov. 2020 Kansas has: 105 counties. Largest Counties: Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Wyandotte, Douglas. Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe. Government Governor: Laura Kelly (D) elected 2018. State Legislature: Kansas Legislature   House: 125 seats  Senate: 40 seats Local: Municipalities, Counties   NACO U.S. House: 3R, 1D - 1. R.Marshall (R) | 2. S.Watkins (R) | 3. S.Davids (D) | 4. R.Estes (R).  > U.S. Senate: Pat Roberts (R) retiring in 2020, Jerry Moran (R) re-elected in 2016. 2020 U.S. Senate: Sen. Pat Roberts (R), first elected to the Senate in 1996 after serving eight terms in the House, is retiring.  U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall (R) bested a crowded field of Republicans, including former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, in the Aug. 4 primary and defeated state Sen. Barbara Bollier (D) and Jason Buckley (L) in November by 727,962 (53.22%) to 571,530 (41.79%) and 68,263 (4.99%). U.S. House: There were three races of note. In KS-1 ("The Big First," encompassing the western and northern 2/3rds of the state) Rep. Roger Marshall (R) is running for U.S. Senate. creating an open seat.  Former Lt. Gov. Tracey Mann (R) defeated elementary school teacher Kali Barnett (D) by 71.16% to 28.84%. In KS-2 (eastern Kansas except KC metro) incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins (R)  was hit with charges of voter fraud and lost in the Aug. 4 primary to  State Treasurer Jake LaTurner (R).  In the general election, LaTurner defeated Topeka Mayor Michelle De La Isla (D) and electronics technician Robert D. Garrard (L) by 55.15% to 40.63% and 4.22%. In KS-3 (KC metro area) first-term Rep. Sharice Davids (D) fended off a challenge from former KSGOP chair Amanda Adkins (R) by 53.62% to 43.56% and 2.83% for Steve Hohe (L). State Legislature: All 40 Senate seats and 125 House seats were up.  The Senate stayed at 29R,11D and House went from 84R,41D to 87R,38D. Ballot Measures: None.

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Oct. 13, 2020 - Last day to register to vote for the General Election. Oct. 14, 2020 - Advance voting in person and by mail begin. "Advance voting by mail has been allowed to all Kansas voters since 1996. You do not need an excuse to advance vote by mail ballot. However, you do need to apply to have an advanced by mail ballot mailed to you for each election as they are NOT mandatory and are sent to voters by county election offices at the request of the voter."

Official Results >     Biden/Harris (Dem.) 570,323 41.56% Jorgensen/Cohen (Lib.) 30,574 2.23% +Trump/Pence (Rep.) 771,406 56.21% Total........1,372,303 Ballot Access: Independent candidates are nominated by petitions containing 5,000 signatures of qualified Kansas voters (K.S.A. 25-303(b)).

Overview: Democrats could point to a couple of recent successes in the election of Gov. Laura Kelly and U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids in 2018.  However, there were no surprises in 2020 as Trump-Pence defeated Biden-Harris by 201,083 votes (14.65 percentage points), carrying 100 counties to five for the Democrats (Wynadotte, Johnson, Douglas, Shawnee and Pottawattamie, all in the northeast).  The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Kansas was LBJ in 1964.  BALLOT [PDF]

[State Primary: August 4, 2020]

Democratic Presidential Primary (All-Mail) -- Saturday, May 2, 2020

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General Election Winners in Kansas, 1992-2016

1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
Bush 38.88%	Dole 54.29%	Bush 58.04%	Bush 62.00%	McCain 56.61%	Romney 59.71%	Trump 56.65%

General Election -- Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Voting Eligible Population*: 1,991,759. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 62.0%. Voter Registration Deadline: October 16, 2012. Advance Voting in Person May Begin: October 17, 2012 (must begin October 30, 2012). 371,674 advance votes (31.4% of total votes)

Official Results >   Obama/Biden (Dem.) 440,726 (37.99) +Romney/Ryan (Rep.) 692,634 (59.71) Johnson/Gray (Lib.) 20,456 (1.76) Baldwin/Martin (Ref.) 5,017 (0.43) Jill Stein (w/in) 714 (0.06) other write-ins 424 (0.03) Total........1,159,971 Total votes cast: 1,182,771 including 371,674 advance votes (31.4%) as well as 38,865 provisional votes.

2012 Overview Romney-Ryan won Kansas' six electoral votes with a plurality of 251,908 votes (21.72 percentage points).  The Republican ticket carried all counties except Douglas and Wyandotte.  The only candidate visit noted in the fall campaign was Libertarian VP nominee Jim Gray's appearance at the University of Kansas in Lawerence on Nov. 5.  Ballot Access News reported that the 714 write-in votes for Jill Stein were the second highest number since Kansas began allowing write-in votes for president in 1990. Obama  |  (Romney) BALLOT [PDF]

 

General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Voting Eligible Population*: 1,978,713. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 62.5%. Total Registration: 1,749,756. Rep. 771,019 (44.06%)   Dem. 484,710 (27.70%)    Lib. 9,786 (0.56%)    Ref. 1,361 (0.07%)   Unaffiliated 482,883 (27.60%)

Official Results Obama/Biden (Dem.) 514,765 (41.65) Nader/Gonzalez (Ind.) 10,527 (0.85) Barr/Root (Lib.) 6,706 (0.54) Baldwin/Castle (Ref.) 4,148 (0.34) +McCain/Palin (Rep.) 699,655 (56.61) 5 w/ins 71  - Total........1,235,872 w/ins: Keyes 31, McKinney 35, Allen 2, Moore 2, Judd 1

2008 Overview McCain-Palin carried Kansas with a plurality of 184,890 votes (14.96 percentage points).  The Democratic ticket finished ahead in three counties: Douglas County (includes Lawrence, KS, home of Univ. of Kansas) and Wyandotte County/Kansas City, as in 2004 and Crawford County (in the Southeast on the Missouri border). Obama/Allies  |  McCain/Allies |  Nader

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Voting Eligible Population*: 1,928,764. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.6%. Total Registration: 1,694,365. Rep. 783,068 (46.22%)   Dem. 454,478 (26.82%)    Lib. 9,432 (0.56%)    Ref. 2,278 (0.13%)   Unaffiliated 445,109 (26.27%)

Official Results Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 4,013 (0.33) Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) 434,993 (36.62) Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.) 2,899 (0.24) Ralph Nader (F.) 9,348 (0.79) +Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 736,456 (62.00) Walt Brown 4 -  David Cobb 33 -  John Joseph Kennedy 5  -  Bill Van Auken 5  -  Total........1,187,756

2004 Overview Not since LBJ in 1964 has a Democratic presidential candidate carried Kansas.  Bush improved upon his 2000 showing gaining a plurality of 301,463 votes (25.38 percentage points).  As in 2000, the Democratic ticket carried Douglas County (includes Lawrence, KS, home of Univ. of Kansas) and Wyandotte County/Kansas City. General Election Details

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000

Voting Eligible Population*: 1,927,950. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.6%. Total Registration: 1,623,623. Rep. 735,435 (45.30%)   Dem. 449,445 (27.68%)    Lib. 9,973 (0.61%)   Const. 2,700 (0.17%)   Ref. 1,887 (0.12%)   Unaffiliated 424,183 (26.13%)

Official Results Phillips/Frazier (Const.) 1,254  (0.12) Gore/Lieberman (Dem.) 399,276 (37.24) Browne/Olivier (Lib.) 4,525 (0.42) Buchanan/Foster (Ref.) 7,370 (0.69) +Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 622,332 (58.04) Nader/LaDuke (indep.) 36,086  (3.37) Hagelin/Ticciati (indep.) 1,375 (0.13) Total........1,072,218

2000 Overview Kansas remained firmly in the Republican column as Bush-Cheney defeated Gore-Lieberman by a plurality of 223,056 votes (20.80 percentage points).  Gore managed to carry just two of the state's 105 counties: Douglas (includes Lawrence, KS, home of Univ. of Kansas) and Wyandotte County/Kansas City.

1992 and 1996 General Elections

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1992 Bush (Rep.)...........449,951 (38.88) Clinton (Dem.).......390,434 (33.74) Perot (Ind.) ...........312,358 (26.99) Others(4+w/ins)........,4,493 (0.39) Total........1,157,236

1996 Dole (Rep.)............583,245 (54.29) Clinton (Dem.)........387,659 (36.08) Perot (Ref.)..............92,639 (8.62) Others (3+w/ins)......10,757 (1.00) Total........1,074,300

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