2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Republican 50-59% 60-69%
	Republican 50-59% 60-69%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election.

Overview[]

United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2014^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	540,756	62.73%	4	-
	Democratic	311,530	36.14%	0	-
	Libertarian	9,791	1.14%	0	-
Totals		862,077	100.00%	4	—

By district[]

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	138,764	67.97%	65,397	32.03%	0	0.00%	204,161	100%	Republican Hold
District 2	128,742	57.05%	87,153	38.62%	9,791	4.34%	225,686	100%	Republican Hold
District 3	134,493	60.02%	89,584	39.98%	0	2.52%	224,077	100%	Republican Hold
District 4	138,757	66.66%	69,396	33.34%	0	0.00%	208,153	100%	Republican Hold
Total	540,756	62.73%	311,530	36.14%	9,791	1.13%	862,077	100%

District 1[]

Republican Tim Huelskamp has represented the district since being elected in 2010. Huelskamp was re-elected in 2012 with 100% of the vote, as no candidate filed to run against him.

Alan LaPolice, a former school administrator, lost against incumbent Huelskamp in the Republican primary. Jim Sherow, city co-commissioner and former mayor of Manhattan, successfully received the Democratic nomination, defeating Bryan Whitney, a member of the 2013 class of Wichita State University who hardly campaigned.

Unlike the other three congressional districts in Kansas, none of the candidates received endorsements from the local and . The president of the Farm Bureau described this inability to endorse candidates as "reflect[ing] views at the grassroots level."^[3]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Tim Huelskamp, incumbent U.S. Representative
Alan LaPolice, former school administrator^[4]

Withdrew

Kent Roth, attorney and former state representative^[5]^[6]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Huelskamp	Alan LaPolice	Undecided
Remington Research Group	July 29, 2014	1,539	± 3.7%	50%	29%	21%
The Polling Company (R-Huelskamp)	June 2014	400	± 4.2%	62%	12%	26%

^ Poll for the Tim Huelskamp campaign

Results[]

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Huelskamp (incumbent)	42,847	55.0
	Republican	Alan LaPolice	35,108	45.0
Total votes			77,955	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Jim Sherow, history professor at Kansas State University and former mayor of Manhattan^[8]^[9]
Bryan Whitney, college student^[9]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Sherow	8,209	65.6
	Democratic	Bryan R. Whitney	4,293	34.4
Total votes			12,502	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Kansas's 1st congressional district, 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Huelskamp (incumbent)	138,764	68.0
	Democratic	James Sherow	65,397	32.0
Total votes			204,161	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[]

Republican Lynn Jenkins has represented the district since being elected in 2008.

Family law attorney Margie Wakefield is running for the Democratic nomination.^[11]^[12] 6th grade life science teacher Chris Clemmons is running as a Libertarian.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Lynn Jenkins, incumbent U.S. Representative
Joshua Joel Tucker, computer systems analyst and conservative activist^[13]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Jenkins (incumbent)	41,850	69.1
	Republican	Joshua Joel Tucker	18,680	30.8
Total votes			60,530	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Margie Wakefield, former congressional aide, Douglas County Democratic Chair, and attorney^[11]

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Chris Clemmons

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lynn Jenkins (R)	Margie Wakefield (D)	Chris Clemmons (L)	Undecided
Tarrance Group (R-Jenkins)	October 18–20, 2014	400	± 4.9%	49%	37%	6%	8%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield)	October 3–6, 2014	400	± 4.9%	48%	43%	—	9%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield)	July 20–22, 2014	400	± 4.9%	49%	42%	—	9%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield)	October 7–9, 2013	400	± 4.9%	49%	39%	—	12%

Results[]

Kansas's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Jenkins (incumbent)	128,742	57.0
	Democratic	Margie Wakefield	87,153	38.6
	Libertarian	Christopher Clemmons	9,791	4.4
Total votes			225,686	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[]

Republican Kevin Yoder has represented the district since being elected in 2010.

Former state senator Kelly Kultala is running for the Democrats.^[14]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Kevin Yoder, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Kelly Kultala, former state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010^[14]
Reggie Marselus^[14]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kelly Kultala	14,189	68.6
	Democratic	Reginald "Reggie" Marselus	6,524	31.4
Total votes			20,713	100.0

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kevin Yoder (R)	Kelly Kultala (D)	Undecided
Lake Research (D-Kultala)	May 12–15, 2014	400	± 4.9%	42%	34%	16%

Results[]

Kansas's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Yoder (incumbent)	134,493	60.0
	Democratic	Kelly Kultala	89,584	40.0
Total votes			224,077	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[]

Republican Mike Pompeo has represented the district since being elected in 2010. Former Congressman Todd Tiahrt, who represented the district from 1995 until he gave up the seat in 2010 to unsuccessfully run for the U.S. Senate, challenged Pompeo in the Republican primary.^[15]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Mike Pompeo, incumbent U.S. Representative
Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. Representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010^[15]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Pompeo	Todd Tiahrt	Undecided
CMA Strategies (R-Pompeo)	July 21–23, 2014	400	± 4.9%	45%	26%	29%
SurveyUSA	July 17–21, 2014	671	± 3.9%	46%	39%	16%
SurveyUSA	June 16–18, 2014	534	± 4.3%	51%	34%	16%

Results[]

Republican primary results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Pompeo (incumbent)	43,564	62.6
	Republican	Todd Tiahrt	25,977	37.4
Total votes			69,541	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared

Perry Schuckman

General election[]

Results[]

Kansas's 4th congressional district, 2014^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Pompeo (incumbent)	138,757	66.7
	Democratic	Perry Schuckman	69,396	33.3
Total votes			208,153	100.0
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".
^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^ Clarkin, Mary (July 11, 2014). "Farm groups don't back anyone in 1st District race". Retrieved May 5, 2019.
^ "Clyde resident says he'll challenge Huelskamp in 1st District". The Topeka Capital-Journal. January 30, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ Brooks, Kelton (January 8, 2014). "Roth to run against Huelskamp". Garden City Telegram. Retrieved August 4, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Green, John (May 23, 2014). "Roth withdraws from 1st District race". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2014 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^ Dulle, Brian (February 14, 2014). "Former Manhattan mayor declares candidacy for congress". Kansas First News. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Hancock, Peter (March 15, 2014). "Second Democrat announces in 1st District". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kansas Secretary of State 2014 General Election" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Hudson, Kion (8 October 2013). "A Kansas Democrat Is Throwing Her Hat Into The Congressional Ring". WIBW. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ Rothschild, Scott (15 July 2013). "Lawrence attorney Wakefield may challenge Jenkins in U.S. House race". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^ Rothschild, Scott (June 2, 2014). "Jenkins draws GOP opponent as candidate fields take shape". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Helling, Dave (20 January 2014). "Second Democrat to enter race for U.S. House in Kansas' 3rd District". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b Kraske, Steve (May 29, 2014). "Todd Tiahrt will run for his old seat in Congress". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

External links[]

U.S. House elections in Kansas, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org

[General_election_results-1] "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".

[clerk2014-2] Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[Non-Endorse-3] Clarkin, Mary (July 11, 2014). "Farm groups don't back anyone in 1st District race". Retrieved May 5, 2019.

[4] "Clyde resident says he'll challenge Huelskamp in 1st District". The Topeka Capital-Journal. January 30, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[5] Brooks, Kelton (January 8, 2014). "Roth to run against Huelskamp". Garden City Telegram. Retrieved August 4, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] Green, John (May 23, 2014). "Roth withdraws from 1st District race". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[primaryresults-7] "2014 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

[8] Dulle, Brian (February 14, 2014). "Former Manhattan mayor declares candidacy for congress". Kansas First News. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[2nddemocrat-9] Hancock, Peter (March 15, 2014). "Second Democrat announces in 1st District". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[Generalelection-10] "Kansas Secretary of State 2014 General Election" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

[Wakefield1-11] Hudson, Kion (8 October 2013). "A Kansas Democrat Is Throwing Her Hat Into The Congressional Ring". WIBW. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[Wakefield2-12] Rothschild, Scott (15 July 2013). "Lawrence attorney Wakefield may challenge Jenkins in U.S. House race". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

[13] Rothschild, Scott (June 2, 2014). "Jenkins draws GOP opponent as candidate fields take shape". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved August 4, 2014.

[Kultala_running-14] Helling, Dave (20 January 2014). "Second Democrat to enter race for U.S. House in Kansas' 3rd District". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[tiahrt-15] Kraske, Steve (May 29, 2014). "Todd Tiahrt will run for his old seat in Congress". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

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