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KANSAS

6 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Kansas Secretary of State)

Total Resident Population, July 1, 2016 est.	2,907,289
Total Registration, Nov. 2016	1,817,920

Kansas has: 105 counties.
Largest Counties: Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, Wyandotte, Douglas.
Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe.

Government
Governor: Sam Brownback (R) elected 2010, re-elected 2014.
State Legislature: Kansas Legislature House: 125 seats Senate: 40 seats
Local: Municipalities, Counties NACO
U.S. House: 4R, 0D - 1. T.Huelskamp (R) | 2. L.Jenkins (R) | 3. K.Yoder (R) | 4. M.Pompeo (R). >
U.S. Senate: Pat Roberts (R) re-elected in 2014, Jerry Moran (R) re-elected in 2016.

2016
U.S. Senate: Sen. Jerry Moran (R), seeking a second term, defeated attorney Patrick Weisner (D), and Robert D. Garrard (L) by 732,376 votes (62.2%) to 379,740 (32.1%) and 65,760 (5.5%).
U.S. House: In the Aug. 2 primary in KS-1 ("The Big First," encompassing the western and northern 2/3rds of the state) Rep. Tim Huelskamp (CD-1) lost to Dr. Roger Marshall (R), an OB-GYN from Great Bend. Marshall defeated farmer and educator Alan LaPolice (I), a former Republican, and Kerry Burt (L) by 169,992 votes (65.8%) to 67,739 (26.2%) and 19,366 (7.5%).
State Legislature: All 125 House seats and 40 Senate seats were up. In the House the balance went from 97R, 28D to 85R, 40D; in the Senate the balance went from 32R, 8D to 31R, 9D.
Ballot Measure: Voters approved the one statewide measure is on the ballot, the Kansas Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment, by 81.3% to 18.6%.
Post-Election: On Nov. 18, President-elect Trump announced U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo (R) as his pick for CIA Director, opening up CD-4 (Wichita). In a special election held on April 11, 2017, State Treasurer Ron Estes (R) defeated James Thompson (D) by 64,044 votes (52.2%) to 56,435 (46.0%) and 2,115 (1.7%) for Chris Rockhold (L). This was the first congressional special election following the Nov. 2016 general election and the closer than expected outcome drew considerable comment.

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KS Libertarian Party
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The Jayhawker State

General Election -- Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Voting Eligible Population*: 2,051,750.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 57.7%.

Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 18, 2016
Advance Voting in Person May Begin: Oct. 19, 2016 (runs to Nov. 7 at noon).

Official Results >
Clinton/Kaine (Dem.)	427,005	(36.05)
+Trump/Pence (Rep.)	671,018	(56.65)
Johnson/Weld (Lib.)	55,406	(4.68)
Stein/Baraka (i.)	23,506	(1.98)
McMulllin (w/in)	6,520	(0.55)
20 other write-ins	947	(0.07)
Total........1,184,402

Total votes cast: 1,225,667 of which 521,617 were advance voters; and 40,720 provisional votes.

Overview:
Trump-Pence did not have any difficulty winning Kansas' six electoral votes, amassing a plurality of 244, 013 votes ( percentage points) and carrying 103 counties to two for Clinton (Douglas and Wyanadotte). One visit was noted: Jill Stein held a meet and greet at the Ramada Inn in Topeka on July 2 as part of her ballot access effort. A June 2016 poll by John Zogby Strategies showed Clinton ahead but with a large number of undecideds.
Clinton | Trump
BALLOT [PDF]

[State Primary: August 2, 2016]

Presidential Preference Caucuses -- Saturday, March 5, 2016

Democrats
37 Delegates: 22 District, 7 At-Large, 4 PLEO, 4 Unpledged.

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Republicans
40 Delegates: 3 RNC; 25 At-Large; 12 by CD (3 x 4 CDs).

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General Election Winners in Kansas, 1992-2012

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

and the details...

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

Archive Pages: 2012 | 2008 | 2004 | 2000

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