2012 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 Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Last election 4 0 0
Seats won 4 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 740,981 195,505 121,253
Percentage 70.05% 18.48% 11.46%
Swing Increase 6.84% Decrease 14.43% Increase 8.18%
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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2012[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 740,981 70.05% 4 -
Democratic 195,505 18.48% 0 -
Libertarian 121,253 11.46% 0 -
Totals 1,057,739 100.00% 4 —

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."[2]

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.[3] 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.[2]

According to the Court:[2]

While legislators publicly demurred that they had done the best they could, the impasse resulted from a bitter ideological feud—largely over new Senate districts. The feud primarily pitted GOP moderates against their more conservative GOP colleagues. Failing consensus, the process degenerated into blatant efforts to gerrymander various districts for ideological political advantage and to serve the political ambitions of various legislators.

Once redistricting was finalized in federal court, primary elections were held on August 7, 2012.[4]

District 1

See also: Kansas's 1st congressional district

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.[5]

Republican Tim Huelskamp, who has represented the 1st district since 2011, ran for re-election.[6] Huelskamp ran without challengers from any party.[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 79,633 100.0
Total votes 79,633 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tim Huelskamp (R)
Organizations

Results

Kansas' 1st congressional district, 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 211,337 100.0
Total votes 211,337 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

See also: Kansas's 2nd congressional district

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.[5] 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 has represented the 2nd district since 2009, is running for re-election.[6]

Dennis Hawver is running as the Libertarian nominee.[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tobias Schlingensiepen 11,747 39.5
Democratic Bob Eye 10,353 34.8
Democratic Scott Barnhart 7,627 25.6
Total votes 29,727 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Lynn Jenkins (R)
U.S. Representatives
Labor unions
Organizations
Tobias Schlingensiepen (D)
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
  • Robert Harder, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation (1967–1987)[25]
State legislators
Labor unions
Newspapers
Individuals
  • Bob Eye, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2012[30]
  • John Frieden, attorney and nominee for this seat in 1996[31]

Results

Kansas' 2nd congressional district, 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) 167,463 57.0
Democratic Tobias Schlingensiepen 113,735 38.7
Libertarian Dennis Hawver 12,520 4.3
Total votes 293,718 100.0
Republican hold
External links

District 3

See also: Kansas's 3rd congressional district

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.[5]

Republican Kevin Yoder, who has represented the 3rd district since 2011, is running for re-election.[6] Joel Balam, a college professor, ran as the Libertarian nominee. Even though he lost, Balam's 31.5% set a new record for the highest percentage a Libertarian candidate ever received in any U.S. House election, mostly because Yoder had no Democratic opponent running against him.[32][33]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 50,270 100.0
Total votes 50,270 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Kevin Yoder (R)
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

Kansas' 3rd congressional district, 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Yoder (incumbent) 201,087 68.5
Libertarian Joel Balam 92,675 31.5
Total votes 293,762 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

See also: Kansas's 4th congressional district

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.[5]

Republican Mike Pompeo, who has represented the 4th district since 2011, is running for re-election.[6] Thomas Jefferson, a computer technician formerly known as Jack Talbert, is running as the Libertarian nominee.[34]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 60,195 100.0
Total votes 60,195 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Tillman 11,224 70.8
Democratic Esau Freeman 4,618 29.1
Total votes 15,842 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Pompeo (R)
Organizations

Results

Kansas' 4th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Pompeo (incumbent) 161,094 62.2
Democratic Robert Tillman 81,770 31.6
Libertarian Thomas Jefferson 16,058 6.2
Total votes 258,922 100.0
Republican hold

References

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