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Kansas Secretary of State - Elections and Legislative Matters Division
2010 Kansas Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 6/10/10, Alternative Party Nomination Deadline: 6/10/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/2/10, Primary: 8/3/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: August 11, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 57.9% in '06, Kathleen Sebelius (D) was barred from 3rd term and was appointed U.S. Health Secretary, Mark Parkinson (D) not seeking re-election, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Governor to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Turnover, |
| St. Sen. Tom Holland (D), |
U.S. Sen. Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback (R), |
coach Kenneth W. "Ken" Cannon (Rfm) |
| Andrew P. Gray (L), |
| '10 primary candidate / ex-homebuilder Joan Heffington (R/WI) , |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 57.9% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Sen. Kelly Kultala (D), |
St. Sen. Jeff Colyer (R), |
Daniel J. "Dan" Faubion (Rfm), |
| Stacey Davis (L), |
Attorney General, 58.5% in '06, Paul J. Morrison (D) resigned in 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Stephen N. Six (D), |
St. Sen. Derek Schmidt (R), |
attorney / '00 & '04 Libertarian Congressional nominee / '02 Libertarian Governor nominee / '06 GOP gov. candidate Dennis Hawver (L), |
Secretary of State, 63.6% in '06, next election in 2010, Ron Thornbourgh (R) running for Governor,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| Chris Biggs (D), |
'04 congressional nominee / ex-city council member Kris Kobach (R), |
Phillip Horatio Lucas (L), |
| Derek Langseth (Rfm), |
Treasurer, 64.4% in '06, 1st term, Lynn Jenkins (R) elected to Congress, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Dennis McKinney (D), |
Co. Treas. Ron Estes (R), |
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Insurance Commissioner, 63.0% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Sandy Praeger (R), |
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Senator, 69.1% in '04, Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback (R) retring after 3rd term, Next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Ken Rubin: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| Baker Univ. ass't dean Lisa Johnston (D), |
U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran (R), |
'04 / '08 congressional nominee Joseph K. "Joe" Bellis (Rfm), |
| Michael W. "Mike" Dann (L), |
Senator, 60.0% in '08, 3rd term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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C. Patrick "Pat" Roberts (R), |
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1st Congressional District, 81.8% in '08, Jerry Moran (R) retiring after 7th term to run for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| ex-Salina Mayor Alan Jilka (D), |
St. Sen. Tim Huelskamp (R), |
Jack Warner (L), |
2nd Congressional District, 50.6% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| retiree Cheryl Hudspeth (D), |
Lynn Jenkins (R), |
Robert Garrard (L), |
| Ty Colin Reynolds (I), |
3rd Congressional District, 56.4% in '08, Dennis Moore (D) retiring after 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, First Read’s Field of 64, |
| Stephene Moore (D), |
St. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R), |
Jasmin Talbert (L), |
| '08 candidate / court translator / chaplain Joel Balam (I), |
| Wayne Briscoe (I), |
4th Congressional District, 63.4% in '08, 8th term, Todd Tiahrt (R) running for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| St. Rep. Raj Goyle (D), |
businessman Mike Pompeo (R), |
David Moffett (L), |
| '00 congressional candidate / '08 congressional candidate / '08 presidential candidate / registered nurse Susan G. Ducey (Rfm), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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