Kansas local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16
- Early voting: Oct. 17 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
 Trial court elections |
Poll opening and closing times |
Kansas held retention and partisan elections for local judicial offices on November 6, 2018. A primary election took place on August 7, 2018.
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. This coverage extends to every office on the ballot for residents of these cities, including local trial court judges. In 2018, Ballotpedia covered the following local election in this state:
- Sedgwick County, Kansas - County commissioner
If the above list includes local trial court judgeships, click the link for more information about the election. Click here to learn more about how the judges in this state are selected. Ballotpedia did not cover all local trial court judicial elections in this state in 2018. Please consider donating to Ballotpedia to help us expand our coverage of these elections.
For more information about the 2018 appellate court elections in the state, click here.
Election dates
- June 1, 2018: Filing deadline
- August 7, 2018: Primary election
- November 6, 2018: General election
Election rules
Primary election
Only district court judges in districts that hold partisan elections participate in the primary. The candidate with the most votes from each party (Democratic or Republican) in the primary go on to represent that party in the general election.[1]
The districts with partisan election of judges are:
Retention election
In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term. If a candidate receives a majority of "yes" votes, that person is retained for another term. If not, that position will become a vacancy upon the term's expiration.[3]
Judicial selection method
District courts: Appointed
In 17 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen through the commission-selection, political appointment method. These judges stand for retention after their first year in office and serve four-year terms if retained.[4][5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a state and district resident;
- a member in good standing of the state bar for at least five years; and
- under the age of 70. If a sitting judge turns 70 while on the bench, he or she may serve out the term.
District courts: Elected
- See also: Partisan elections
In 14 of the districts of the Kansas District Courts, judges are chosen in partisan elections.[5] These judges serve four-year terms and run for re-election at the end of their terms.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a state and district resident;
- a member in good standing of the state bar for at least five years; and
- under the age of 70. If a sitting judge turns 70 while on the bench, he or she may serve out the term.
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.[6]
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.[7][8]
| 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. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 34.52% | 63.35% | R+28.8 | 23.35% | 71.63% | R+48.3 | R |
| 2 | 39.77% | 57.53% | R+17.8 | 27.77% | 66.50% | R+38.7 | D |
| 3 | 46.36% | 51.22% | R+4.9 | 38.05% | 54.82% | R+16.8 | D |
| 4 | 30.10% | 67.41% | R+37.3 | 20.25% | 74.79% | R+54.5 | R |
| 5 | 32.25% | 65.27% | R+33 | 23.45% | 69.48% | R+46 | R |
| 6 | 29.97% | 68.18% | R+38.2 | 26.18% | 67.84% | R+41.7 | R |
| 7 | 37.56% | 60.32% | R+22.8 | 27.74% | 66.71% | R+39 | R |
| 8 | 29.85% | 68.98% | R+39.1 | 39.07% | 55.47% | R+16.4 | R |
| 9 | 34.83% | 62.80% | R+28 | 26.84% | 66.79% | R+39.9 | R |
| 10 | 56.98% | 40.00% | D+17 | 56.46% | 35.14% | D+21.3 | D |
| 11 | 30.79% | 66.61% | R+35.8 | 24.48% | 70.05% | R+45.6 | R |
| 12 | 22.13% | 75.66% | R+53.5 | 16.45% | 78.95% | R+62.5 | R |
| 13 | 22.55% | 75.21% | R+52.7 | 16.51% | 77.88% | R+61.4 | R |
| 14 | 35.33% | 63.12% | R+27.8 | 40.81% | 52.23% | R+11.4 | R |
| 15 | 41.90% | 55.57% | R+13.7 | 42.04% | 48.78% | R+6.7 | R |
| 16 | 42.20% | 56.14% | R+13.9 | 47.32% | 45.91% | D+1.4 | D |
| 17 | 41.27% | 56.85% | R+15.6 | 47.24% | 45.90% | D+1.3 | R |
| 18 | 43.81% | 54.18% | R+10.4 | 45.07% | 47.41% | R+2.3 | D |
| 19 | 44.88% | 53.47% | R+8.6 | 53.76% | 39.96% | D+13.8 | R |
| 20 | 37.95% | 60.61% | R+22.7 | 48.15% | 46.37% | D+1.8 | R |
| 21 | 50.02% | 48.02% | D+2 | 57.77% | 35.71% | D+22.1 | D |
| 22 | 52.33% | 44.57% | D+7.8 | 52.46% | 38.89% | D+13.6 | D |
| 23 | 49.29% | 48.38% | D+0.9 | 51.80% | 40.42% | D+11.4 | R |
| 24 | 53.41% | 43.84% | D+9.6 | 54.71% | 37.19% | D+17.5 | D |
| 25 | 50.47% | 47.54% | D+2.9 | 59.32% | 33.38% | D+25.9 | R |
| 26 | 32.80% | 65.25% | R+32.4 | 33.61% | 58.71% | R+25.1 | R |
| 27 | 29.93% | 68.57% | R+38.6 | 36.38% | 57.73% | R+21.4 | R |
| 28 | 31.83% | 66.95% | R+35.1 | 42.47% | 52.42% | R+9.9 | R |
| 29 | 44.53% | 53.59% | R+9.1 | 49.08% | 44.00% | D+5.1 | D |
| 30 | 43.67% | 54.04% | R+10.4 | 47.90% | 44.60% | D+3.3 | R |
| 31 | 68.34% | 29.12% | D+39.2 | 64.49% | 28.46% | D+36 | D |
| 32 | 70.85% | 26.33% | D+44.5 | 69.13% | 24.93% | D+44.2 | D |
| 33 | 53.07% | 44.74% | D+8.3 | 46.77% | 46.81% | R+0 | D |
| 34 | 87.52% | 11.61% | D+75.9 | 82.15% | 14.18% | D+68 | D |
| 35 | 83.97% | 14.71% | D+69.3 | 79.07% | 17.21% | D+61.9 | D |
| 36 | 57.58% | 41.19% | D+16.4 | 54.32% | 40.28% | D+14 | D |
| 37 | 60.83% | 36.66% | D+24.2 | 53.70% | 39.94% | D+13.8 | D |
| 38 | 34.73% | 63.29% | R+28.6 | 30.42% | 63.22% | R+32.8 | R |
| 39 | 35.39% | 62.94% | R+27.5 | 39.04% | 53.11% | R+14.1 | R |
| 40 | 40.75% | 57.27% | R+16.5 | 38.32% | 53.56% | R+15.2 | D |
| 41 | 46.66% | 50.70% | R+4 | 39.81% | 50.78% | R+11 | D |
| 42 | 36.18% | 61.14% | R+25 | 31.04% | 61.02% | R+30 | R |
| 43 | 34.15% | 63.16% | R+29 | 31.41% | 59.98% | R+28.6 | R |
| 44 | 62.77% | 34.89% | D+27.9 | 67.49% | 25.53% | D+42 | D |
| 45 | 54.91% | 42.82% | D+12.1 | 59.16% | 33.32% | D+25.8 | R |
| 46 | 77.64% | 19.20% | D+58.4 | 76.44% | 14.71% | D+61.7 | D |
| 47 | 38.18% | 59.43% | R+21.3 | 31.44% | 61.94% | R+30.5 | R |
| 48 | 36.29% | 62.51% | R+26.2 | 45.15% | 48.99% | R+3.8 | R |
| 49 | 38.40% | 59.65% | R+21.3 | 42.61% | 49.98% | R+7.4 | R |
| 50 | 37.85% | 59.91% | R+22.1 | 32.39% | 60.99% | R+28.6 | R |
| 51 | 28.55% | 68.80% | R+40.3 | 24.87% | 67.57% | R+42.7 | R |
| 52 | 38.48% | 59.83% | R+21.4 | 41.24% | 52.33% | R+11.1 | R |
| 53 | 49.46% | 48.55% | D+0.9 | 48.48% | 44.69% | D+3.8 | D |
| 54 | 36.08% | 61.42% | R+25.3 | 31.53% | 61.19% | R+29.7 | R |
| 55 | 58.75% | 38.23% | D+20.5 | 56.22% | 35.86% | D+20.4 | D |
| 56 | 50.35% | 47.61% | D+2.7 | 47.52% | 45.37% | D+2.1 | D |
| 57 | 60.24% | 37.08% | D+23.2 | 52.56% | 40.10% | D+12.5 | D |
| 58 | 68.89% | 28.89% | D+40 | 62.81% | 30.95% | D+31.9 | D |
| 59 | 34.91% | 62.26% | R+27.3 | 27.17% | 65.34% | R+38.2 | R |
| 60 | 44.81% | 52.89% | R+8.1 | 41.23% | 50.34% | R+9.1 | R |
| 61 | 28.37% | 68.24% | R+39.9 | 21.25% | 72.95% | R+51.7 | R |
| 62 | 23.43% | 74.47% | R+51 | 17.38% | 77.05% | R+59.7 | R |
| 63 | 35.08% | 62.22% | R+27.1 | 26.76% | 66.59% | R+39.8 | R |
| 64 | 25.27% | 72.77% | R+47.5 | 20.43% | 73.29% | R+52.9 | R |
| 65 | 43.74% | 54.05% | R+10.3 | 34.93% | 58.47% | R+23.5 | R |
| 66 | 50.12% | 46.43% | D+3.7 | 51.05% | 38.79% | D+12.3 | D |
| 67 | 40.06% | 57.80% | R+17.7 | 42.63% | 49.20% | R+6.6 | R |
| 68 | 34.43% | 63.50% | R+29.1 | 29.68% | 63.68% | R+34 | R |
| 69 | 35.59% | 61.03% | R+25.4 | 30.21% | 60.42% | R+30.2 | R |
| 70 | 23.84% | 73.94% | R+50.1 | 19.14% | 74.53% | R+55.4 | R |
| 71 | 32.78% | 64.93% | R+32.1 | 30.30% | 61.66% | R+31.4 | R |
| 72 | 40.72% | 57.33% | R+16.6 | 36.99% | 55.92% | R+18.9 | D |
| 73 | 26.35% | 71.50% | R+45.2 | 22.73% | 70.59% | R+47.9 | R |
| 74 | 29.70% | 67.81% | R+38.1 | 26.47% | 66.27% | R+39.8 | R |
| 75 | 30.67% | 66.90% | R+36.2 | 24.51% | 69.40% | R+44.9 | R |
| 76 | 30.91% | 66.27% | R+35.4 | 24.82% | 68.60% | R+43.8 | R |
| 77 | 27.21% | 70.71% | R+43.5 | 22.92% | 70.69% | R+47.8 | R |
| 78 | 34.61% | 63.40% | R+28.8 | 38.30% | 53.87% | R+15.6 | R |
| 79 | 32.96% | 65.00% | R+32 | 28.05% | 65.25% | R+37.2 | D |
| 80 | 35.06% | 62.13% | R+27.1 | 26.70% | 67.44% | R+40.7 | R |
| 81 | 33.84% | 63.99% | R+30.2 | 31.03% | 61.27% | R+30.2 | R |
| 82 | 30.06% | 67.52% | R+37.5 | 26.99% | 65.38% | R+38.4 | R |
| 83 | 54.37% | 43.11% | D+11.3 | 51.85% | 39.65% | D+12.2 | D |
| 84 | 70.84% | 26.86% | D+44 | 68.69% | 24.53% | D+44.2 | D |
| 85 | 34.31% | 63.97% | R+29.7 | 37.32% | 56.24% | R+18.9 | R |
| 86 | 53.12% | 43.21% | D+9.9 | 48.15% | 43.40% | D+4.7 | D |
| 87 | 37.57% | 60.74% | R+23.2 | 40.94% | 52.41% | R+11.5 | R |
| 88 | 49.69% | 48.03% | D+1.7 | 47.67% | 44.31% | D+3.4 | D |
| 89 | 61.51% | 37.13% | D+24.4 | 59.18% | 34.73% | D+24.4 | D |
| 90 | 24.03% | 73.80% | R+49.8 | 22.19% | 71.68% | R+49.5 | R |
| 91 | 30.91% | 66.80% | R+35.9 | 29.71% | 63.58% | R+33.9 | R |
| 92 | 50.33% | 46.78% | D+3.5 | 49.74% | 42.40% | D+7.3 | D |
| 93 | 27.30% | 70.28% | R+43 | 21.81% | 71.39% | R+49.6 | R |
| 94 | 29.42% | 68.69% | R+39.3 | 29.97% | 63.69% | R+33.7 | R |
| 95 | 47.49% | 49.01% | R+1.5 | 43.07% | 48.91% | R+5.8 | D |
| 96 | 46.56% | 50.44% | R+3.9 | 39.83% | 52.31% | R+12.5 | D |
| 97 | 36.12% | 61.26% | R+25.1 | 30.50% | 61.72% | R+31.2 | R |
| 98 | 40.62% | 56.26% | R+15.6 | 33.41% | 58.84% | R+25.4 | D |
| 99 | 26.09% | 72.26% | R+46.2 | 28.46% | 64.66% | R+36.2 | R |
| 100 | 31.22% | 66.92% | R+35.7 | 31.69% | 61.73% | R+30 | R |
| 101 | 23.17% | 75.00% | R+51.8 | 21.32% | 72.49% | R+51.2 | R |
| 102 | 44.74% | 51.67% | R+6.9 | 36.80% | 53.97% | R+17.2 | D |
| 103 | 64.24% | 33.10% | D+31.1 | 59.09% | 33.27% | D+25.8 | D |
| 104 | 31.01% | 67.13% | R+36.1 | 29.17% | 64.11% | R+34.9 | R |
| 105 | 37.77% | 59.32% | R+21.5 | 36.00% | 56.30% | R+20.3 | R |
| 106 | 23.27% | 74.50% | R+51.2 | 18.06% | 76.25% | R+58.2 | R |
| 107 | 21.11% | 76.29% | R+55.2 | 16.89% | 77.37% | R+60.5 | R |
| 108 | 28.23% | 68.87% | R+40.6 | 24.51% | 68.39% | R+43.9 | R |
| 109 | 18.44% | 79.59% | R+61.2 | 14.04% | 81.00% | R+67 | R |
| 110 | 17.45% | 80.37% | R+62.9 | 13.13% | 82.19% | R+69.1 | R |
| 111 | 26.84% | 71.10% | R+44.3 | 24.33% | 69.49% | R+45.2 | D |
| 112 | 23.09% | 75.31% | R+52.2 | 19.09% | 75.85% | R+56.8 | R |
| 113 | 24.26% | 73.83% | R+49.6 | 18.44% | 76.06% | R+57.6 | R |
| 114 | 26.19% | 71.17% | R+45 | 20.18% | 73.85% | R+53.7 | R |
| 115 | 19.36% | 78.60% | R+59.2 | 15.93% | 78.96% | R+63 | R |
| 116 | 24.38% | 73.12% | R+48.7 | 16.94% | 76.79% | R+59.8 | R |
| 117 | 20.29% | 78.08% | R+57.8 | 15.14% | 79.76% | R+64.6 | R |
| 118 | 14.70% | 83.44% | R+68.7 | 11.38% | 84.39% | R+73 | R |
| 119 | 35.54% | 62.75% | R+27.2 | 33.22% | 61.23% | R+28 | R |
| 120 | 17.37% | 80.09% | R+62.7 | 12.51% | 82.46% | R+70 | R |
| 121 | 34.73% | 63.15% | R+28.4 | 37.99% | 54.71% | R+16.7 | R |
| 122 | 21.80% | 76.17% | R+54.4 | 20.40% | 74.49% | R+54.1 | R |
| 123 | 32.30% | 65.78% | R+33.5 | 35.21% | 58.47% | R+23.3 | R |
| 124 | 16.22% | 82.22% | R+66 | 15.64% | 79.80% | R+64.2 | R |
| 125 | 29.14% | 69.53% | R+40.4 | 32.81% | 62.26% | R+29.4 | R |
| Total | 38.08% | 59.72% | R+21.6 | 36.28% | 57.01% | R+20.7 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
| Local courts | Kansas | Other local coverage |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Election Standards - Election Administration," accessed December 7, 2015 Scroll to p."II-5"
- ↑ Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas State Library, "Kansas Constitution, Article Three," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Kansas," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Kansas Judicial Branch, "Nominating Commissions," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Kansas," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Kansas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Kansas
State courts:
Kansas Supreme Court • Kansas Court of Appeals • Kansas District Courts • Kansas Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Kansas • Kansas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kansas
| |||||||||||