2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas


The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 2.

Overview

District 1

Incumbent Republican Tim Huelskamp defeated a little-known opponent, former school administrator Alan LaPolice, in the Republican primary election by a closer than expected margin of 55% to 45% in the 2014 elections. Because of this, his poor relationship with House Republican leadership and his support for cutting farm subsidies, which cost him the support of the Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association in 2014, he was thought to be vulnerable to a primary challenge. In the primary election on August 2, 2016, Huelskamp was defeated 57%-43%.

Republican primary

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Results

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Results

District 2

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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District 3

Incumbent Republican Kevin Yoder faced a primary challenge from retired U.S. Army officer Greg Goode, who ran strongly to the right; Yoder easily won.
Businessman Jay Sidie of Mission Woods won a three-way Democratic primary.
As of June 2016, Yoder had raised far more money in campaign contributions than either his Republican primary opponent or his Democratic rival.

Republican primary

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Election results were as follows:

Democratic primary

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Three candidates ran in the Democratic primary:
Election results were as follows:

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District 4

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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