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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: November 20, 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: Likely Republican, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Governor to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Turnover, |
| St. Sen. Tom Holland (D) 32.1%, |
U.S. Sen. Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback (R) 63.4%, |
coach Kenneth W. "Ken" Cannon (Rfm) 1.8%, |
| Andrew P. Gray (L) 2.7%,, |
| '10 primary candidate / ex-homebuilder Joan Heffington (R/WI) , |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 57.9% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Sen. Kelly Kultala (D) 32.1%, |
St. Sen. Jeff Colyer (R) 63.4%, |
Daniel J. "Dan" Faubion (Rfm) 1.8%, |
| Stacey Davis (L) 2.7%, |
Attorney General, 58.5% in '06, Paul J. Morrison (D) resigned in 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Stephen N. Six (D) 41.7%, |
St. Sen. Derek Schmidt (R) 55.3%, |
attorney / '00 & '04 Libertarian Congressional nominee / '02 Libertarian Governor nominee / '06 GOP gov. candidate Dennis Hawver (L) 2.9%, |
Secretary of State, 63.6% in '06, next election in 2010, Ron Thornbourgh (R) ran for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| Chris Biggs (D) 37.0%, |
'04 congressional nominee / ex-city council member Kris Kobach (R) 59.2%, |
Phillip Horatio Lucas (L) 2.1%, |
| Derek Langseth (Rfm) 1.7%, |
Treasurer, 64.4% in '06, 1st term, Lynn Jenkins (R) elected to Congress, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Dennis McKinney (D) 41.3%, |
Co. Treas. Ron Estes (R) 58.7%, |
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Insurance Commissioner, 63.0% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Sandy Praeger (R) 100%, |
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Senator, 69.1% in '04, Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback (R) retring after 3rd term, Next election in 2010, Polls
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, The Hill's Race Ratings: Safe Republican, |
| Baker Univ. ass't dean Lisa Johnston (D) 26.2%, |
U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran (R) 70.3%, |
'04 / '08 congressional nominee Joseph K. "Joe" Bellis (Rfm) 1.4%, |
| Michael W. "Mike" Dann (L) 2.1%, |
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) 22.8%, |
St. Sen. Tim Huelskamp (R) 73.8%, |
Jack Warner (L) 3.4%, |
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) 32.3%, |
Lynn Jenkins (R) 63.2%, |
Robert Garrard (L) 4.5%, |
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: Likely Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, First Read’s Field of 64, The Hill's Race Ratings: Lean Republican, |
| Stephene Moore (D) 38.3%, |
St. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R) 58.7%, |
Jasmin Talbert (L) 2.9%, |
4th Congressional District, 63.4% in '08, 8th term, Todd Tiahrt (R) ran for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, The Hill's Race Ratings: Likely Republican, |
| St. Rep. Raj Goyle (D) 36.2%, |
businessman Mike Pompeo (R) 59.0%, |
'00 congressional candidate / '08 congressional candidate / '08 presidential candidate / registered nurse Susan G. Ducey (Rfm) 2.5%, |
| Shawn Smith (L) 2.3%, |
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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