Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2016
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The 1st Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Roger Marshall (R) defeated Alan LaPolice (I) and Kerry Burt (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Marshall defeated incumbent Tim Huelskamp in the Republican primary on August 2, 2016. No Democrats filed to run.[4][5]
Outside groups took an interest in the primary battle between Huelskamp and Marshall. In a reversal of the usual narrative, Huelskamp, the incumbent, was supported by the more conservative, anti-establishment wing of the Republican Party, while the challenger, Marshall, received the backing of groups normally associated with establishment Republicans. Huelskamp was endorsed by Sen. Ted Cruz and the Club for Growth, while Marshall received endorsements from the Kansas Farm Bureau and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[6]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Kansas utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which previously unaffiliated voters can participate in the partisan primary of their choice (a voter who is already affiliated with a party can only vote in that party's primary).[7][8][9][10]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Tim Huelskamp (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Kansas' 1st Congressional District encompasses 69 counties in western and central Kansas (more than half of the state), making it one of the largest congressional districts in the nation. Located within the district are Salina, Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Hays and Hutchinson.[11]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Roger Marshall |
65.9% | 169,992 | |
| Independent | Alan LaPolice | 26.3% | 67,739 | |
| Libertarian | Kerry Burt | 7.5% | 19,366 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.3% | 874 | |
| Total Votes | 257,971 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Roger Marshall |
56.6% | 59,889 | ||
| Tim Huelskamp Incumbent | 43.4% | 45,997 | ||
| Total Votes | 105,886 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Roger Marshall   Kerry Burt Alan LaPolice |
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Republican Roger Marshall[13] |
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Third Party/Other Alan LaPolice (Independent) - 2014 candidate[15][16] |
Endorsements
Tim Huelskamp
- Sen. Ted Cruz - "Tim Huelskamp is a principled conservative who has stood up to the Washington Cartel and fought for Kansans since the day he first arrived in our nation’s capital. On the issues that matter most to conservatives -- protecting innocent life, cutting out-of-control spending, and fighting to repeal Obamacare, just to name a few -- I have been able to count on Tim’s principled, conservative leadership. That’s why I’m proud to endorse Tim’s campaign for re-election and encourage the men and women of the Sunflower State to send him back to Congress to continue fighting for jobs, freedom, and security for Kansans and all Americans."[18]
Roger Marshall
For a full list of Marshall's endorsements, click here.
- The Kansas Farm Bureau[19]
- Kansas Livestock Association
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Media
Tim Huelskamp
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Opposition
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Roger Marshall
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District history
2014
The 1st Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Tim Huelskamp (R) defeated James Sherow (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tim Huelskamp Incumbent |
68% | 138,764 | |
| Democratic | Jim Sherow | 33% | 65,397 | |
| Total Votes | 204,161 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2012
The 1st Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Tim Huelskamp (R) won the election in the district.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tim Huelskamp Incumbent |
100% | 211,337 | |
| Total Votes | 211,337 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Kansas elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Kansas in 2016.
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| January 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering January 1, 2015–December 31, 2015 | |
| June 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing deadline for the primary election | |
| July 25, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering January 1, 2016–July 21, 2016 | |
| July 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due for last minute contributions of $300 or more received between July 22, 2016, and July 27, 2016 | |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing deadline for the general election | |
| August 2, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering July 22, 2016–October 27, 2016 | |
| November 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due for last minute contributions of $300 or more received between October 28, 2016, and November 2, 2016 | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 10, 2017 | Campaign finance | Report due covering October 28, 2016–December 21, 2016 | |
| Source: Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, "2016 Election Cycle Reporting Periods and Due Dates for Campaign Finance Reports," updated April 21, 2015 Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information," accessed October 28, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ National Review, " What’s Going On in Kansas’s Big First?" August 2, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," February 6, 2024
- ↑ FairVote, "Open and closed primaries," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Scott Schwab Kansas Secretary of State, "Voter information," accessed July 25, 2024
- ↑ Kansas Redistricting Map "Map" accessed August 30, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Hutchnews.com, "Great Bend's Marshall: '110 percent in' on taking on Huelskamp," April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Candidate List," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Republican Alan LaPolice joins Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Roger Marshall in 1st District congressional race," June 11, 2015
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Republican Alan LaPolice will run as an independent in congressional race," May 6, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "Club for Growth Endorses Vulnerable GOP Incumbents," June 16, 2016
- ↑ RedState, "Ted Cruz Endorses Another Conservative Facing Down an Establishment Primary Challenger," July 5, 2016
- ↑ The Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kansas Farm Bureau endorses Roger Marshall over Rep. Tim Huelskamp," July 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
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