2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
November 8, 2016
All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 0
Seats won 4 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 694,240 317,635
Percentage 59.15% 27.06%
Swing Decrease 3.58% Decrease 9.08%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Libertarian
Last election 0 0
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 86,790 74,227
Percentage 7.39% 6.32%
Swing New Increase 5.18%
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Overview
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Republican 694,240 59.15% 4 4 Steady
Democratic 317,635 27.06% 0 0 Steady
Independents 86,790 7.39% 0 0 Steady
Libertarian 74,227 6.32% 0 0 Steady
Write-ins 874 0.07% 0 0 Steady
Totals 1,173,736 100.00% 4 4 0
Popular vote
Republican
 
 59.15%
Democratic
 
 27.06%
Libertarian
 
 6.32%
House seats
Republican
 
 100.00%

District 1
2016 Kansas's 1st congressional district election
 
Nominee Roger Marshall Alan LaPolice Kerry Burt
Party Republican Independent Libertarian
Popular vote 169,992 67,739 19,366
Percentage 65.9% 26.3% 7.5%
County results
Marshall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
LaPolice:      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Tim Huelskamp
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Roger Marshall
Republican

See also: Kansas's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tim Huelskamp defeated a little-known opponent, former school administrator Alan LaPolice, in the Republican primary election by a closer than expected margin of 55% to 45% in the 2014 elections. Because of this, his poor relationship with House Republican leadership and his support for cutting farm subsidies, which cost him the support of the Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association in 2014, he was thought to be vulnerable to a primary challenge.[1][2] In the primary election on August 2, 2016, Huelskamp was defeated 57%-43%.[3]

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Tim
Huelskamp		 Roger
Marshall		 Other Undecided
Fort Hays State University July 11–22, 2016 176 ± 6.76% 40% 41% 3% 15%
Clout Research (R) July 7–9, 2016 615 ± 3.9% 42% 49% — 9%

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Marshall 59,889 56.6
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 45,997 43.4
Total votes 105,886 100.0

Nominee
  • Kerry Burt

Independent
Declared
  • Alan LaPolice, former school administrator and Republican candidate for this seat in 2014[4]

Results
Kansas's 1st congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Marshall 169,992 65.9
Independent Alan LaPolice 67,739 26.3
Libertarian Kerry Burt 19,366 7.5
Write-in Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 874 0.3
Total votes 257,971 100.0
Republican hold

District 2
2016 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election
 
Nominee Lynn Jenkins Britani Potter James Houston Bales
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 181,228 96,840 19,333
Percentage 60.9% 32.6% 6.5%
County results
Jenkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Potter:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Lynn Jenkins
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Lynn Jenkins
Republican

See also: Kansas's 2nd congressional district
Nominee

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) 54,958 100.0
Total votes 54,958 100.0
Nominee
  • Britani Potter, financial consultant and Ottawa School Board Member
Withdrawn
  • James Pryor

Results
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Britani Potter 24,383 100.0
Total votes 24,383 100.0

Nominee
  • James Houston Bales

Endorsements
Britani Potter (D)
Individuals

Results
Kansas's 2nd congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) 181,228 60.9
Democratic Britani Potter 96,840 32.6
Libertarian James Houston Bales 19,333 6.5
Total votes 297,401 100.0
Republican hold

District 3
2016 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election
 
Nominee Kevin Yoder Jay Sidie Steve Hohe
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 176,022 139,300 27,791
Percentage 51.3% 40.6% 8.1%
County results
Yoder:      50–60%      60–70%
Sidie:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Kevin Yoder
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Kevin Yoder
Republican

See also: Kansas's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder faced a primary challenge from retired U.S. Army officer Greg Goode, who ran strongly to the right; Yoder easily won.

As of June 2016, Yoder had raised far more money in campaign contributions than either his Republican primary opponent or his Democratic rival.[8]

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

Election results were as follows:[12]

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 37,681 63.6
Republican Greg Goode 21,563 36.4
Total votes 59,244 100.0

Democratic primary

Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[13] Businessman Jay Sidie of Mission Woods won a three-way Democratic primary.[8][9]

Nominee
  • Jay Sidie, financial counselor[13]
Eliminated in primary
  • Nathaniel McLaughlin president of the Kansas NAACP[13]
  • Reggie Marselus, retired union official[13]

Results

Election results were as follows:[12]

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Sidie 13,879 41.5
Democratic Nathaniel McLaughlin 12,105 36.2
Democratic Reggie Marselus 7,435 22.3
Total votes 33,419 100.0
Nominee
  • Steve Hohe

Results
Kansas's 3rd congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 176,022 51.3
Democratic Jay Sidie 139,300 40.6
Libertarian Steve Hohe 27,791 8.1
Total votes 343,113 100.0
Republican hold

District 4
2016 Kansas's 4th congressional district election
 
Nominee Mike Pompeo Daniel Giroux Miranda Allen
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 166,998 81,495 19,021
Percentage 60.7% 29.6% 6.9%
County results
Pompeo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Mike Pompeo
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Pompeo
Republican

See also: Kansas's 4th congressional district
Nominee

Results
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 56,808 100.0
Total votes 56,808 100.0
Nominee
  • Daniel B. Giroux, attorney and small business owner
Eliminated in primary

Results
Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel B. Giroux 9,489 51.5
Democratic Robert Leon Tillman 8,936 48.5
Total votes 18,425 100.0

Nominee
  • Gordon Bakken

Independent
Declared
  • Miranda Allen

Endorsements
Daniel B. Giroux (D)
Labor unions
Newspapers

Results
Kansas's 4th congressional district, 2016[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 166,998 60.7
Democratic Daniel B. Giroux 81,495 29.6
Independent Miranda Allen 19,021 6.9
Libertarian Gordon Bakken 7,737 2.8
Total votes 275,251 100.0
Republican hold

References
  1. Alexis Levinson (December 9, 2014). "House Conservative Faces Primary Peril in 2016". Roll Call. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. Jack Fitzpatrick (February 2, 2015). "Is This Lawmaker Too Conservative for the Tea Party?". National Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. "Tea party's Tim Huelskamp ousted by challenger Roger Marshall in Kansas congressional race". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. Wingerter, Justin (June 11, 2015). "Republican Alan LaPolice joins Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Roger Marshall in 1st District congressional race". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. "2016 Official Primary Results" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. August 2, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  6. "2016 General Election Official Results" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  7. "Former U.S. attorney Barry Grissom stumps for congressional challenger Britani Potter'We don't have the money yet but we have the perfect candidate'". bpotterforcongress.com/. August 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  8. Mary Rupert, Candidates hold widely varying views in 3rd District, U.S. House contest, Wyandotte Daily (July 25, 2016).
  9. Dion Lefler, 2016 Kansas primary results: U.S. Senate, Congressional Districts 3 and 4, Kansas.com (August 2, 2016).
  10. Tim Carpenter (January 21, 2015). "Dannebohm: On Duke, ex-girlfriends and gay vibe". The Topeka Capital-Journal.
  11. Steve Kraske, Milton Wolf is looking hard at the 2016 campaign, Kansas City Star (February 6, 2016).
  12. Kansas House Primaries Results, Associated Press (August 17, 2016).
  13. Dave Helling, Mission Woods Democrat announces campaign against U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, Kansas City Star (May 19, 2016).
  14. "Endorsements". danforkansas.com/. July 27, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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