2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

See also: 2014 Kansas elections

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were 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 coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

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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 Popular vote 540,756 311,530 Percentage 62.73% 36.14% Swing 7.32% 17.66%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   60–70%

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

See also: Kansas's 1st congressional district

Republican Tim Huelskamp had represented the district since being elected in 2010. He 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 Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association. The president of the Farm Bureau described this inability to endorse candidates as "reflect[ing] views at the grassroots level."^[3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Huelskamp, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Alan LaPolice, former school administrator^[4]

Withdrawn

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

Endorsements

Tim Huelskamp

Organizations

• FreedomWorks^[7]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Huelskamp	Alan LaPolice	Undecided
Remington Research Group[8]	July 29, 2014	1,539	± 3.7%	50%	29%	21%
The Polling Company (R-Huelskamp)[9]	June 2014	400	± 4.2%	62%	12%	26%

• ^ Poll for the Tim Huelskamp campaign

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Nominee

• Jim Sherow, history professor at Kansas State University and former mayor of Manhattan^[11][12]

Eliminated in primary

• Bryan Whitney, college student^[12]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Endorsements

Tim Huelskamp (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[13]
• FreedomWorks
• National Federation of Independent Business^[14]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[15]
• National Right to Life Committee^[16]
• Republican Liberty Caucus^[17]
• Tea Party Express^[18]

Jim Sherow (D)

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[19]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Huelskamp	Jim Sherow	Undecided
Jayhawk Consulting Services (D-Sherow)[20]	October 25–26, 2014	400	± 4%	38%	45%	17%
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[21]	October 16–23, 2014	352	± 10%	54%	24%	23%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[23]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[24]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

Kansas's 1st congressional district, 2014^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Huelskamp (incumbent)	138,764	68.0
	Democratic	Jim Sherow	65,397	32.0
Total votes			204,161	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Kansas's 2nd congressional district

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

Family law attorney Margie Wakefield ran for the Democratic nomination.^[27][28] 6th grade life science teacher Chris Clemmons ran as a Libertarian.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lynn Jenkins, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Joshua Joel Tucker, computer systems analyst and conservative activist^[29]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Nominee

• Margie Wakefield, former congressional aide, Douglas County Democratic chair, and attorney^[27]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Clemmons

General election

Endorsements

Lynn Jenkins (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business^[14]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[15]
• National Right to Life Committee^[16]
• No Labels^[30]

Margie Wakefield (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[31][32]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[33]
• Sierra Club^[19]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Lynn Jenkins (R)	Margie Wakefield (D)	Chris Clemmons (L)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[21]	October 16–23, 2014	496	± 7%	45%	38%	—	17%
Tarrance Group (R-Jenkins)[34]	October 18–20, 2014	400	± 4.9%	49%	37%	6%	8%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield)[35]	October 3–6, 2014	400	± 4.9%	48%	43%	—	9%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield)[36]	July 20–22, 2014	400	± 4.9%	49%	42%	—	9%
Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Wakefield)[37]	October 7–9, 2013	400	± 4.9%	49%	39%	—	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Likely R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[23]	Likely R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[24]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[25]	Likely R	November 4, 2014

Results

Kansas's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[26]

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

See also: Kansas's 3rd congressional district

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

Former state senator Kelly Kultala ran for the Democrats.^[38]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Yoder, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kelly Kultala, former state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010^[38]

Eliminated in primary

• Reggie Marselus, retired union official^[38]

Results

Democratic primary results^[10]

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

Endorsements

Kevin Yoder (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[39]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business^[14]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[15]
• National Right to Life Committee^[16]

Kelly Kultala (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[31]

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[19]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kevin Yoder (R)	Kelly Kultala (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[21]	October 16–23, 2014	725	± 6%	48%	37%	15%
Lake Research (D-Kultala)[40]	May 12–15, 2014	400	± 4.9%	42%	34%	16%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Likely R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[23]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[24]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Likely R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[25]	Likely R	November 4, 2014

Results

Kansas's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[26]

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

See also: Kansas's 4th congressional district

Republican Mike Pompeo had 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.^[41]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Pompeo, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. representative and candidate for Senate in 2010^[41]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Pompeo	Todd Tiahrt	Undecided
CMA Strategies (R-Pompeo)[42]	July 21–23, 2014	400	± 4.9%	45%	26%	29%
SurveyUSA[43]	July 17–21, 2014	671	± 3.9%	46%	39%	16%
SurveyUSA[44]	June 16–18, 2014	534	± 4.3%	51%	34%	16%

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

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

Nominee

• Perry Schuckman

Declined

• Robert Tillman, retired court officer, Kansas National Guard veteran, candidate for this seat in 2010 and nominee in 2012

General election

Endorsements

Mike Pompeo (R)

Organizations

• Club for Growth^[45]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[14]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[15]
• National Right to Life Committee^[16]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Pompeo (R)	Perry Schuckman (D)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[21]	October 16–23, 2014	400	± 9%	48%	28%	24%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[22]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[23]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[24]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

Kansas's 4th congressional district, 2014^[26]

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