2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

Overview

Redistricting

The 2010 United States census reflected a shift of population "primarily from rural western and northern Kansas to urban and suburban areas in the eastern part of the state."

In spite of Republican political control of the governor's office, the state senate, the state house, and the entire U.S. Congressional delegation, redistricting had to be decided by a federal court. To decide the case, a three-judge panel was appointed by Mary Beck Briscoe, the chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit: Briscoe appointed herself, along with two judges from the District Court for Kansas: Chief District Judge Kathryn Hoefer Vratil, and District Judge John Watson Lungstrum.

According to the Court:

Once redistricting was finalized in federal court, primary elections were held on August 7, 2012.

District 1

The redrawn 1st district will continue to encompass all or parts of 62 counties in western and central Kansas, and also taking in a sliver of the Flint Hills region. The district will now also include Pottawatomie and Riley counties, including Manhattan and Kansas State University, but will no longer include Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, and Stafford counties, and parts of Greenwood, Marshall, Nemaha, and Pawnee counties.

Republican Tim Huelskamp, who had represented the 1st district since 2011, ran for re-election. He ran without challengers from any party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Huelskamp, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families
• Kansas Farm Bureau
• National Right to Life Committee
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Predictions

Results

District 2

The redrawn 2nd district will continue to encompass Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Doniphan, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Neosho, Osage, Shawnee, Wilson, and Woodson, and parts of Douglas, Miami, and Nemaha counties. The district will now also include Montgomery County, parts of Marshall County, and the remainder of Douglas and Nemaha counties, but will no longer include Pottawatomie, Riley, and parts of Miami counties. The district lost Kansas State University to the first district, but gained the state's other major college, the University of Kansas.

Republican Lynn Jenkins, who had represented the 2nd district since 2009,ran for re-election.

Dennis Hawver ran as the Libertarian nominee.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lynn Jenkins, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tobias Schlingensiepen, pastor and police chaplain

Eliminated in primary

• Scott Barnhart, farmer and Lawrence attorney
• Bob Eye, attorney

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

U.S. representatives

• Dave Camp, U.S. representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district (1991–present)
• Tom Cole, U.S. representative from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district (2003–present)
• Scott DesJarlais, U.S. representative from Tennessee's 4th congressional district (2011–present)
• Doc Hastings, U.S. representative from Washington's 4th congressional district (1995–present)
• Jeb Hensarling, U.S. representative from Texas's 5th congressional district (2003–present)
• Patrick McHenry, U.S. representative from North Carolina's 10th congressional district (2005–present)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers

Organizations

• Kansas Farm Bureau
• Maggie's List
• National Right to Life Committee
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• United States Chamber of Commerce

U.S. representatives

• Martha Keys, U.S. representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1975–1979)
• William R. Roy, U.S. representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1971–1975)

Statewide officials

• Robert Harder, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation (1967–1987)

State legislators

• Marti Crow, former state representative

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO

Newspapers

• The Kansas City Star

Individuals

• Bob Eye, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2012
• John Frieden, attorney and nominee for this seat in 1996

Predictions

Results

External links

• Lynn Jenkins campaign website
• Tobias Schlingensiepen campaign website
• Jenkins, Schlingensiepen spar in 2nd District forum, The Topeka Capital-Journal, September 30, 2012

District 3

The redrawn 3rd district will continue to encompass Johnson and Wyandotte counties. The district will now also include the northeastern part of Miami County, but will no longer include the eastern part of Douglas County.

Republican Kevin Yoder, who had represented the 3rd district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Yoder, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Kansas Farm Bureau
• National Right to Life Committee
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Newspapers

• The Kansas City Star

Predictions

Results

District 4

The redrawn 4th district will continue to encompass Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick, and Sumner counties, as well as the southern part of Greenwood county. The district will now also include Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, and Stafford counties, the remainder of Greenwood County, and the southwestern part of Pawnee County, but will no longer include Montgomery County.

Republican Mike Pompeo, who had represented the 4th district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Pompeo, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Tillman, retired court officer and candidate for this seat in 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Esau Freeman, painter

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families
• Kansas Farm Bureau
• National Right to Life Committee
• NRA Political Victory Fund
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Predictions

Results

References

References

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