United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 13
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 14
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 6 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Kansas took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's four congressional districts.
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Kansas did not modify any procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held three of the four congressional seats from Kansas.
| Members of the U.S. House from Kansas -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Marshall |  Republican |
1 |
| Steve Watkins | Republican |
2 |
| Sharice Davids |  Democratic |
3 |
| Ron Estes | Republican |
4 |
Voting in Kansas
- See also: Voting in Kansas
Click the links below for more information on Kansas elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State executive
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia has identified the following Kansas elections as battlegrounds:
- Kansas State Board of Education election, 2020
- Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
- Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020
- United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Kali Barnett (Democratic Party)
- Tracey Mann (Republican Party) ✔
- Michael Soetaert (Republican Party) (Write-in)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 2
General election candidates
- Michelle De La Isla (Democratic Party)
- Jacob LaTurner (Republican Party) ✔
- Robert Garrard (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Steve Watkins (Incumbent)
- Jacob LaTurner ✔
- Dennis Taylor
District 3
General election candidates
- Sharice Davids (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Amanda Adkins (Republican Party)
- Steve Hohe (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Sharice Davids (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 4
General election candidates
- Ron Estes (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Laura Lombard (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Ron Estes (Incumbent) ✔
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Kansas in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kansas, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Kansas | 1st Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $1,760.00 | 1% of annual salary plus administrative fees | 6/1/2020 | Source |
| Kansas | 2nd Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $1,760.00 | 1% of annual salary plus administrative fees | 6/1/2020 | Source |
| Kansas | 3rd Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $1,760.00 | 1% of annual salary plus administrative fees | 6/1/2020 | Source |
| Kansas | 4th Congressional District | Qualified party | N/A | N/A | $1,760.00 | 1% of annual salary plus administrative fees | 6/1/2020 | Source |
| Kansas | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,000 | Fixed number | $20.00 | Fixed number | 8/3/2020 | Source |
| Kansas | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,000 | Fixed number | $20.00 | Fixed number | 8/3/2020 | Source |
| Kansas | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,000 | Fixed number | $20.00 | Fixed number | 8/3/2020 | Source |
| Kansas | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 5,000 | Fixed number | $20.00 | Fixed number | 8/3/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Kansas, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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