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Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

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Kansas' 3rd Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2018
Primary: August 7, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent:
Kevin Yoder (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Kansas
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+4
Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic
Inside Elections: Lean Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
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U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
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U.S. House elections, 2018

Attorney Sharice Davids (D) defeated incumbent Rep. Kevin Yoder (R) and teacher Chris Clemmons (L) in the general election for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District on November 6, 2018.

All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. The Democratic Party gained a net total of 40 seats, winning control of the chamber. This race was identified as a 2018 battleground that might have affected partisan control of the U.S. House in the 116th Congress. Heading into the election, the Republican Party was in the majority holding 235 seats to Democrats' 193 seats, with seven vacant seats. Democrats needed to win 23 GOP-held seats in 2018 to win control of the House. From 1918 to 2016, the president’s party lost an average of 29 seats in midterm elections.

Yoder was re-elected in 2016 by 10 points. The district backed the Republican presidential nominees in 2008 and 2012 before flipping blue for Hillary Clinton (D), who won it by 1 percentage point in 2016.[1]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included the district in its list of targets for 2018.[2] On October 3, 2018, The Washington Post named the race one of 15 seats most likely to flip.[3]


Democratic Party For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
Republican Party For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Sharice Davids defeated incumbent Kevin Yoder and Chris Clemmons in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sharice Davids (D) Candidate Connection
 
53.6
 
170,518
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Kevin Yoder (R)
 
43.9
 
139,762
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Chris Clemmons (L)
 
2.5
 
8,021

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 318,301
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sharice Davids Candidate Connection
 
37.3
 
23,379
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Brent Welder
 
33.8
 
21,190
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Tom Niermann
 
14.3
 
8,939
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Mike McCamon
 
7.0
 
4,354
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Sylvia Williams
 
4.7
 
2,955
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Jay Sidie
 
2.9
 
1,790

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,607
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Kevin Yoder defeated Trevor Keegan and Joe Myers in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kevin Yoder
 
68.1
 
53,130
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Trevor Keegan
 
18.7
 
14,574
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Joe Myers
 
13.2
 
10,268

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 77,972
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Candidate profiles

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Chris Clemmons, Science teacher
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Party: Libertarian

Incumbent: No

Political office: None

Biography: Clemmons received a bachelor's degree in geology and education from Kansas University and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Concordia University. He was a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 2nd Congressional District in 2014. As of the election, he had worked as a science teacher in Kansas public schools.[4][5]

Key messages
  • Clemmons said he supported constitutional rights and personal liberties as well as non-aggression in foreign policy. He described himself as a fiscal conservative supporting balanced budgets.[6][7]
  • Clemmons said he has run for political office as a Libertarian because he "became frustrated with both parties, as they seemed to have many of the same objectives: bigger budgets, more regulation, more war, less freedoms."[6]
  • Clemmons said he was not a career politician and that he would not accept campaign contributions over $100.[7][8]



Sharice Davids, Attorney
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Campaign website Facebook Twitter

Party: Democratic

Incumbent: No

Political office: None

Biography: Davids earned her B.A. in business administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2007 and her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2010.[9] Davids' career experience includes working as a White House Fellow in the Department of Transportation, as chair of the board of directors of Twelve Clans, Inc. for the Ho-Chunk Nation and as deputy director for the Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.[10]

Key messages
  • Davids campaigned on an economic platform that included a tax cut for the middle class, incentivizing health care benefits for small businesses, and creating a childcare tax credit.[11]
  • Davids believed climate change should be addressed immediately and believed Kansas is uniquely poised to capitalize on wind energy, saying the region has some of the highest wind production potential in the world. Davids supported tax incentives that promote wind and similar energy sources.[11]
  • Davids' healthcare strategy included the continued expansion of Medicaid and enabling Medicare to negotiate drug prices.[12]



Kevin Yoder, U.S. Representative
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Campaign website Facebook Twitter

Party: Republican

Incumbent: Yes

Political office: U.S. House Kansas District 3 (Assumed office: 2011), Kansas State House of Representatives (2003-2011)

Biography: Yoder earned his B.A. and J.D. at the University of Kansas in 1999 and 2002, respectively. Yoder worked as a special assistant in the U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Counternarcotics in 2001. In 2002 Yoder was elected to represent the 20th House District in the Kansas State Legislature where he chaired the House Appropriations Committee. Yoder was first elected to represent the 3rd Congressional District in 2010. As of 2018 Yoder served on the Agriculture and Financial Services Subcommittees and as the chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations.[13]

Key messages
  • Yoder highlighted his efforts to secure a budget increase for the National Institutes of Health to find cures to diseases. In 2016 Yoder said, “This will be a top priority in the next Congress.” He also said he had voted "to restore choice and competition in the private health insurance marketplace."[14][15]
  • Yoder touted the Email Privacy Act, a bill he authored that he said would "force government agents to get a warrant before searching the contents of your emails."[14]
  • Yoder emphasized security in his campaign messaging, citing bills he authored to strengthen border security and guard against international threats, as well as a vote for the largest increase in military spending since the start of the war on terror.[16]



Polls

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Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, Davids (D) v. Yoder (R)
Poll Davids (D) Yoder (R)Undecided/OtherMargin of errorSample size
New York Times/Siena College
October 14-17, 2018		 48%39%11%+/-4.7504
New York Times/Siena College
September 20-23, 2018		 51%43%6%+/-4.7494
AVERAGES 49.5% 41% 8.5% +/-4.7 499
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, Davids (D) v. Yoder (R) v. Clemens (L)
Poll Davids (D) Yoder (R)Clemens (L)Undecided/OtherMargin of errorSample size
Emerson College
September 26-28, 2018		 47%41%2%10%+/-6.4246
Davids Campaign/Global Strategy Group
August 13-15, 2018		 46%43%4%7%+/-4.9400
AVERAGES 46.5% 42% 3% 8.5% +/-5.65 323
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Kevin Yoder Republican Party $4,655,830 $4,966,110 $125,073 As of December 31, 2018
Sharice Davids Democratic Party $4,860,761 $4,852,129 $8,632 As of December 31, 2018
Chris Clemmons Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


Satellite spending

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[17][18][19]

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

  • The Congressional Leadership Fund super PAC spent $2.9 million toward the race through October 23. Around $460,000 went toward media supporting Yoder and the rest, toward media opposing Davids.[20]
  • Independence USA PAC, a super PAC founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, spent $1 million toward this race through October 26. Of that, around $630,000 went toward TV ads supporting Davids and around $370,000 toward internet ads both opposing Yoder and supporting Davids.[20]
  • 'The National Republican Congressional Committee (RNCC) announced that they would spend $1.8 million on Kansas' 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts. The committee did not clarify how much would be spent in each district. The NRCC also added Yoder to its Patriot Program, which devotes resources to incumbents in competitive races.[23] On September 30, 2018, The Daily Caller reported that the NRCC decided to cut at least $1 million in advertising spending it had reserved in district.[24]


Race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[25]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[26][27][28]

Race ratings: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
Race trackerRace ratings
October 30, 2018October 23, 2018October 16, 2018October 9, 2018
The Cook Political ReportLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLean DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt DemocraticTilt Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+4, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kansas' 3rd Congressional District the 208th most Republican nationally.[29]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.[30]

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.


Click the links below for to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites.

Noteworthy general election endorsements
Endorsement Yoder (R) Davids (D)
Elected officials
President Donald Trump (R)[31] ✔
Former President Barack Obama (D)[32] ✔
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D)[33] ✔
Elected officials
Kansas City Star[34] ✔

Timeline

  • November 2, 2018: Vice Pres. Mike Pence (R) campaigned in Kansas City, Missouri, for Yoder and other Republican candidates in Missouri and Kansas.[35]
  • October 30, 2018: Yoder and Davids participated in a debate. View coverage of the event here.
  • October 17, 2018: A New York Times/Siena College poll showed Davids leading Yoder 48 percent to 39 percent, with 11 percent of respondents undecided.
  • September 30, 2018: Emerson College released an e-poll of 246 registered voters finding Davids leading Yoder 47 percent to 41 percent.
  • September 30, 2018: The Daily Caller reported that the NRCC decided to cut at least $1 million in advertising spending it had reserved in district
  • September 23, 2018: The New York Times released a survey conducted with Siena College of 494 likely voters finding Davids leading Yoder 51 percent to 43 percent.
  • August 21, 2018: Global Strategy Group surveyed 400 likey voters from August 13-15, finding Davids leading Yoder 46 percent to 43 percent.

Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Democratic Party Sharice Davids

Support

"Working for You" - Davids campaign ad, released October 24, 2018
"Accident" - Davids campaign ad, released October 24, 2018
"Trusted" - Davids campaign ad, released October 1, 2018
"Training" - EMILY's List ad, released September 18, 2018
"Everywhere" - Davids campaign ad, released September 14, 2018

Oppose

"Radical" - Congressional Leadership Fund ad, released September 21, 2018
"Nightmare" - Yoder campaign ad, released September 14, 2018
"I Do" - CLF ad, released September 7, 2018
"Risky" - CLF ad, released September 7, 2018
"Can't be Trusted" - Yoder campaign ad, released September 6, 2018
"Pelosi Liberal" - CLF ad, ad, released August 16, 2018

Republican Party Kevin Yoder

Support
"The Choice Is Yours" - Yoder campaign ad, released October 24, 2018
"Who He Is at Home" - Yoder campaign ad, released October 16, 2018
"Sunayana's Story" - Yoder campaign ad, released October 8, 2018
"My Son" - Yoder campaign ad, released October 2, 2018
"Promise" - Yoder campaign ad, released September 26, 2018
"Urge Kevin Yoder to Keep Fighting for the Family Reunification Act" - U.S. Chamber of Commerce ad, released September 19, 2018
Oppose
"No Place" - House Majority PAC ad, released October 16, 2018
"Patriot" - Davids campaign ad, released October 9, 2018
"Voters" - Davids campaign ad, released October 5, 2018
"Right and Wrong" - League of Conservation Voters ad, released October 1, 2018
"Making It Harder" - DCCC ad, released October 2, 2018
"Four" - Davids campaign ad, released September 21, 2018
"Pretend" - DCCC ad, released August 9, 2018

Campaign themes

The following themes were found on candidates' campaign websites.

Democratic Party Sharice Davids

“

Our Economy

Sharice believes -

  • The current Republican tax bill is a corporate giveaway and a handout to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans.
  • Worst yet, the tax bill saddles our future generations with a crippling financial burden and further in debts our country to foreign nations, such as China.
  • Small businesses are the lifeblood of America and need to be front of mind when creating economic policy.
  • Modernizing our aging infrastructure is necessary to maintain our communities and our economies. It would create thousands of jobs and provide a foundation for decades of future growth.

Sharice plans to -

  • Fight for a true tax cut for the middle class.
  • Incentivize health care benefits for small businesses and create a small business standard deduction to lower administrative costs.
  • Create a childcare tax credit to help working families across America.
  • Support efforts to increase broadband access, which is key to economic success in the modern economy.


Our Education

Sharice believes -

  • Every student should have access to quality public education, regardless of their zip code, ability, or special needs.
  • Supporting early childhood education and afterschool programs benefits families and gives children more opportunities to succeed.
  • The cost of obtaining a college degree has skyrocketed and so has the likelihood of crushing student loans. We should be implementing policies that encourage and facilitate the opportunity for higher education.
  • Students should be exposed to careers in trades and technical areas - skills that are vitally important to a robust economy.

Sharice plans to -

  • Implement a holistic approach to education, focusing on access to quality public options from pre-K through secondary higher education and promoting strong, skills-based training programs.
  • Prioritize access to public education and facilitate ways for Congress to partner with and support states in implementing robust K-12 systems. Sharice will work to support opportunities to hone technical skills through apprenticeships and partnerships with community colleges and trade schools.
  • Support Head Start programs and ensure they are operating effectively. Sharice understands the importance of afterschool and summer programs for educational success, particularly in households where adults are working long hours to support their families.
  • Support policies that enable people to refinance student loans at lower rates and make it easier to renegotiate a loan’s terms.
  • Support initiatives such as loan forgiveness programs for those entering public service.


Our Healthcare

Sharice believes -

  • Too many Americans are suffering - and dying - because they lack affordable healthcare.
  • It is unacceptable that we pay the highest cost for prescription drugs in the world.
  • Women face too many restrictions and regulations over the care of their own bodies. Costs are too high for the full range of necessary reproductive healthcare services, including pre-natal, post-natal, contraception, and fertility treatment.

Sharice plans to -

  • Support the continued expansion of Medicaid.
  • Support legislation that prevents price gouging and restricts the ability of companies to slow the introduction of generic brands.
  • Enable Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
  • Support legislation that ensures women have access to a full range of healthcare services and that they are not excluded from insurance plans or denied care by providers.
  • Support initiatives aimed at reducing the alarming and preventable disparity of maternal mortality rate facing African American mothers.

Our Gun Safety

Sharice believes -

  • We must demand more than condolences from our lawmakers. We need swift legislation to enact common sense gun safety laws.
  • We can not allow legislators who accept millions of dollars from the gun rights lobby to continue risking the safety of our children and communities in exchange for campaign contributions.
  • Guns do have their place. As part of a military family, Sharice recognizes that firearms have a role in society. That place is not in schools, in hospitals, in mental health facilities, or in the homes of domestic abusers.

Sharice plans to -

  • Support a holistic approach to reducing gun violence and deaths in our country.
  • Treat gun violence as a public health issue, allowing us to study it and regulate it as such.
  • Never accept any campaign contributions or endorsements from the gun lobby.
  • Support expanded background checks and higher standards for conceal-and-carry permits.

Our Environment

Sharice believes -

  • Climate change is real and should be addressed immediately.
  • Protecting our environment and natural resources is necessary for our planet and our economies.
  • Kansas is uniquely poised to capitalize on wind energy, as our region has some of the highest wind production potential in the world. We should capitalize on renewables as a mechanism for job growth and skill development.

Sharice plans to -

  • Support tax policies that encourage use of and transition to renewable energy resources.
  • Work to create greater investment in Kansas’ wind-production infrastructure.
  • Fight against the dismantling of the Clean Water and Air Acts.

Our Immigration

Sharice believes -

  • Our current immigration system is unnecessarily complex and outdated.
  • We must protect our borders and national security interests. This should be a part of any immigration debate. Anti-immigrant fear-mongering, however, should not be.
  • The country promised to protect childhood arrivals under the DACA program and we must uphold that word.

Sharice plans to -

  • Do the hard work necessary to finally achieve comprehensive immigration reform.
  • Work across the aisle to develop common sense policy that protects our national security while also celebrating and supporting our nation’s role as a beacon of hope for people around the world.
  • Fight to protect DACA recipients and create a pathway to citizenship for those undocumented immigrants -- our friends, teachers, neighbors -- who have known no other home.

Our Equal Rights

Sharice believes -

  • That all people are created equal.
  • That we are all guaranteed the same rights, freedoms, and protections under the law.

Sharice plans to -

  • Combat voter restrictions and fight for fair and equal access to the ballot box.
  • Support legislation and policies that recognize full civil rights protections for LGBTQI people.

CONTACT campaign@shariceforcongress.com 13851 W. 63rd St. #303 Shawnee, KS 66216

[37]

”
—Sharice Davids for Congress[38]

Republican Party Kevin Yoder

“

GROWING THE ECONOMY by CUTTING TAXES FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES and reducing regulatory burdens for main street small businesses, resulting in MORE JOBS, BIGGER PAYCHECKS, and more money in 401K RETIREMENT SAVINGS. Voted for policies to help lift Americans FROM WELFARE TO WORK.


SUPPORTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS by voting for BILLIONS IN NEW FEDERAL FUNDING for education, working to restore LOCAL CONTROL to parents and teachers, and prioritizing EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION programs like head start that provide all of our children with an opportunity to achieve the American dream.


SAVING AMERICAN HEALTH CARE by leading the charge to secure a 25% INCREASE IN MEDICAL RESEARCH to find cures to diseases and voting to restore CHOICE AND COMPETITION in the private health insurance marketplace, keep decisions between DOCTORS AND PATIENTS, and PROTECT MEDICARE for seniors.


CLEANING UP GOVERNMENT by authoring a bill to BAN PAY INCREASES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS and get rid of special perks, as well as returning nearly $400,000 of his unused office budgets to the U.S. Treasury. Authored a bill to force government agents to GET A WARRANT before searching the contents of your emails.


PROTECTING OUR FAMILIES by voting for the LARGEST INCREASE IN MILITARY SPENDING since the start of the war on terror and the BIGGEST TROOP PAY RAISE in eight years. Voted for ENHANCED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN PURCHASES to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous criminals. Voted for funding and resources to help families cope with the OPIOID CRISIS.


DEFENDING OUR HOMELAND by authoring the bill to provide funding to SECURE OUR BORDER and STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, as well as SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT with the respect and resources they deserve. Wrote the bill that helps guard against TERROR THREATS, including CYBER-ATTACKS from Russia & China. [37]

”
—Kevin Yoder for Congress[14]

Interviews

FOX 4 Kansas City conducted interviews with Yoder, Davids, and Clemmons. Click here to watch videos of the interviews and read select responses.

Social media

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Republican district won by Hillary Clinton

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Republican and won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Split-ticket districts in the 2016 presidential and U.S. House elections

This district was one of 25 Republican-held U.S. House districts that Hillary Clinton (D) won in the 2016 presidential election.[39] Nearly all were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2018.

Click on the table below to see the full list of districts.


2018 election results in Republican-held U.S. House districts won by Hillary Clinton in 2016
District Incumbent 2018 winner 2018 margin 2016 presidential margin 2012 presidential margin
Arizona's 2nd Republican Party Martha McSally Democratic Party Ann Kirkpatrick D+9.5 Clinton+4.9 Romney+1.5
California's 10th Republican Party Jeff Denham Democratic Party Josh Harder D+2.6 Clinton+3.0 Obama+3.6
California's 21st Republican Party David Valadao Democratic Party TJ Cox D+0.8 Clinton+15.5 Obama+11.1
California's 25th Republican Party Steve Knight Democratic Party Katie Hill D+6.4 Clinton+6.7 Romney+1.9
California's 39th Republican Party Ed Royce Democratic Party Gil Cisneros D+1.4 Clinton+8.6 Romney+3.7
California's 45th Republican Party Mimi Walters Democratic Party Katie Porter D+1.6 Clinton+5.4 Romney+11.8
California's 48th Republican Party Dana Rohrabacher Democratic Party Harley Rouda D+5.8 Clinton+1.7 Romney+11.7
California's 49th Republican Party Darrell Issa Democratic Party Mike Levin D+7.4 Clinton+7.5 Romney+6.7
Colorado's 6th Republican Party Mike Coffman Democratic Party Jason Crow D+11.2 Clinton+8.9 Obama+5.1
Florida's 26th Republican Party Carlos Curbelo Democratic Party Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D+1.8 Clinton+16.1 Obama+11.5
Florida's 27th Republican Party Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Democratic Party Donna Shalala D+6.0 Clinton+19.7 Obama+6.7
Illinois' 6th Republican Party Peter Roskam Democratic Party Sean Casten D+5.6 Clinton+7.0 Romney+8.2
Kansas' 3rd Republican Party Kevin Yoder Democratic Party Sharice Davids D+9.1 Clinton+1.2 Romney+9.5
Minnesota's 3rd Republican Party Erik Paulsen Democratic Party Dean Phillips D+11.4 Clinton+9.4 Obama+0.8
New Jersey's 7th Republican Party Leonard Lance Democratic Party Tom Malinowski D+4.7 Clinton+1.1 Romney+6.2
New York's 24th Republican Party John Katko Republican Party John Katko R+6.3 Clinton+3.6 Obama+15.9
Pennsylvania's 1st Republican Party Brian Fitzpatrick[40] Republican Party Brian Fitzpatrick R+2.6 Clinton+2.0 Obama+2.6
Pennsylvania's 5th Republican Party Pat Meehan[41] Democratic Party Mary Gay Scanlon D+30.2 Clinton+28.2 Obama+27.7
Pennsylvania's 6th Republican Party Ryan Costello[42] Democratic Party Chrissy Houlahan D+17.6 Clinton+9.3 Obama+3.2
Pennsylvania's 7th Republican Party Charlie Dent[43] Democratic Party Susan Wild D+11.3 Clinton+1.1 Obama+7.0
Texas' 7th Republican Party John Culberson Democratic Party Lizzie Pannill Fletcher D+5.0 Clinton+1.4 Romney+21.3
Texas' 23rd Republican Party Will Hurd Republican Party Will Hurd R+0.5 Clinton+3.4 Romney+2.6
Texas' 32nd Republican Party Pete Sessions Democratic Party Colin Allred D+6.3 Clinton+1.9 Romney+15.5
Virginia's 10th Republican Party Barbara Comstock Democratic Party Jennifer Wexton D+12.4 Clinton+10.0 Romney+1.6
Washington's 8th Republican Party David Reichert Democratic Party Kim Schrier D+6.2 Clinton+3.0 Obama+1.6


Click here to see the 13 Democratic-held U.S. House districts that Donald Trump (R) won.

Click here to see an overview of all split-ticket districts in the 2016 presidential and U.S. House elections..

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Kansas. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kansas with 56.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 36.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1864 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican 84.21 percent of the time and Democratic 15.78 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican all five times.[44]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kansas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[45][46]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 29 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 21.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 34 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 20.9 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 91 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 35.5 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

District history

2016

See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Kevin Yoder (R) defeated Jay Sidie (D) and Steve Hohe (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Yoder defeated Greg Goode in the Republican primary, while Sidie defeated Reggie Marselus and Nathaniel McLaughlin to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.[47][48]

U.S. House, Kansas District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Yoder Incumbent 51.3% 176,022
     Democratic Jay Sidie 40.6% 139,300
     Libertarian Steve Hohe 8.1% 27,791
Total Votes 343,113
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Kansas District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJay Sidie 41.5% 13,879
Nathaniel McLaughlin 36.2% 12,105
Reggie Marselus 22.2% 7,435
Total Votes 33,419
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Kansas District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Yoder Incumbent 63.6% 37,681
Greg Goode 36.4% 21,563
Total Votes 59,244
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

2014

See also: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Kansas held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Kevin Yoder (R) defeated Kelly Kultala (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kansas District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Yoder Incumbent 60% 134,493
     Democratic Kelly Kultala 40% 89,584
Total Votes 224,077
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Kansas heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

Republicans controlled both chambers of the Kansas State Legislature. They had a 85-40 majority in the state House and a 30-9 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • Kansas had a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship. Jeff Colyer served as governor; he succeeded Sam Brownback, who left office in January 2018 after being appointed ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom by Pres. Donald Trump.

2018 elections

See also: Kansas elections, 2018

Kansas held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Kansas
 KansasU.S.
Total population:2,906,721316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):81,7593,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:85.2%73.6%
Black/African American:5.8%12.6%
Asian:2.6%5.1%
Native American:0.8%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:3.3%3%
Hispanic/Latino:11.2%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:90.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:31%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$52,205$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Kansas' three largest cities were Wichita (pop. est. 390,000), Overland Park (pop. est. 190,000), and Kansas City (pop. est. 150,000).[49]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Kansas from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Kansas Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Kansas every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Kansas 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 56.6% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 36.0% 20.6%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 59.7% Democratic Party Barack Obama 37.9% 21.8%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 56.6% Democratic Party Barack Obama 41.6% 15.0%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 62.0% Democratic Party John Kerry 36.6% 25.4%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 58.0% Democratic Party Al Gore 37.2% 20.8%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Kansas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Kansas 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Jerry Moran 62.1% Democratic Party Patrick Wiesner 32.2% 29.9%
2014 Republican Party Pat Roberts 53.1% Grey.png Greg Orman 42.5% 10.6%
2010 Republican Party Jerry Moran 70.0% Democratic Party Lisa Johnston 26.3% 43.7%
2008 Republican Party Pat Roberts 60.0% Democratic Party Jim Slattery 36.4% 23.6%
2004 Republican Party Sam Brownback 69.1% Democratic Party Lee Jones 27.4% 41.7%
2002 Republican Party Pat Roberts 82.5% Libertarian Party Steven Rosile 9.1% 73.4%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Kansas.

Election results (Governor), Kansas 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Sam Brownback 49.8% Democratic Party Paul Davis 46.1% 3.7%
2010 Republican Party Sam Brownback 63.2% Democratic Party Tom Holland 32.2% 31.0%
2006 Democratic Party Kathleen Sebelius 57.9% Republican Party Jim Barnett 40.4% 17.5%
2002 Democratic Party Kathleen Sebelius 52.9% Republican Party Tim Shallenburger 45.1% 7.8%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Kansas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Kansas 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2014 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2012 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2010 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2008 Republican Party 3 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+3
2006 Republican Party 2 50.0% Democratic Party 2 50.0% Split
2004 Republican Party 3 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+3
2002 Republican Party 3 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+3
2000 Republican Party 3 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for the 2016 and 2012 elections," accessed November 19, 2017
  2. ↑ DCCC, "House Democrats Playing Offense," January 30, 2017
  3. ↑ Washington Post, October 3, 2018
  4. ↑ Chris Clemmons' 2018 campaign website, "About," accessed November 2, 2018
  5. ↑ Vote Smart, "Chris Clemmons' Biography," accessed November 2, 2018
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named about
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 'Chris Clemmons' 2018 campaign website, "Why Am I Running?" February 28, 2018
  8. ↑ YouTube, "FOX 5 News Kansas City: Chris Clemmons, Kansas 3rd District candidate," October 24, 2018
  9. ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ Sharice for Congress, "About," accessed July 16, 2018
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Sharice for Congress," "Priorities," accessed September 18, 2018
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named sharicedavids
  13. ↑ Congressman Kevin Yoder, "Biography," accessed September 18. 2018
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Yoder for Congress, "Issues," accessed September 18, 2018
  15. ↑ McClatchey DC, "These Republicans want more money for medical research. Will Trump agree?" December 12, 2016
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named yoderdavids
  17. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
  18. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
  19. ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 ProPublica, "Kansas’s 3rd District House Race - 2018 cycle," accessed October 29, 2018
  21. ↑ FEC, "INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES:DCCC," accessed September 14, 2018
  22. ↑ FEC, "Independent Expenditures:Women Vote!" accessed September 30, 2018
  23. ↑ The Kansas City Star, "GOP directs $1.8 million to defend two House seats in deep red Kansas," September 4, 2018
  24. ↑ Daily Caller, "NRCC CANCELS $1 MILLION IN ADS IN VULNERABLE HOUSE SEAT," September 30, 2017
  25. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  26. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  27. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  28. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  29. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  30. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  31. ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Trump Endorses GOP Rep. Yoder's Re-Election in Kansas 3rd," July 18, 2018
  32. ↑ KSHB, "Wave of Obama endorsements includes Sharice Davids," October 1, 2018
  33. ↑ CJonline.com, "Joe Biden endorses Sharice Davids in Kansas’ 3rd District congressional race," October 8, 2018
  34. ↑ Kansas City Star, "The Star endorses Sharice Davids for Kansas' 3rd District," November 4, 2018
  35. ↑ KSHB, "VP Pence campaigns in KC for Hawley, Kobach, Yoder," November 2, 2018
  36. ↑ StarTribune, "Trump endorses GOP Rep. Yoder's re-election in Kansas 3rd," accessed July 18, 2018
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  38. ↑ "Priorities," accessed June 16, 2018
  39. ↑ This figure includes Pennsylvania districts that were redrawn by the state Supreme Court in early 2018 and districts that flipped in special elections.
  40. ↑ The new 1st district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 8th District held by Fitzpatrick. Click here to read more.
  41. ↑ The new 5th district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 7th District held by Meehan. Click here to read more.
  42. ↑ The new 6th district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 6th District held by Costello. Click here to read more.
  43. ↑ The new 7th district was created in early 2018 due to court-ordered redistricting and most closely resembles the old 15th District held by Dent. Click here to read more.
  44. ↑ 270towin.com, "Kansas," accessed June 1, 2017
  45. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  46. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  47. ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
  48. ↑ Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
  49. ↑ Kansas Demographics, "Kansas Cities by Population," accessed September 4, 2018
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