Vernon Fields
August 7, 2018
Vernon Fields (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 7, 2018.
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Elections
2018
General election
Steve Watkins defeated Paul Davis and Kelly Standley in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 6, 2018.
General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Watkins (R) | 47.6 | 126,098 | |
| Paul Davis (D) | 46.8 | 123,859 | ||
| Kelly Standley (L) | 5.6 | 14,731 | ||
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 264,688 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Paul Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 7, 2018.
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Davis | 100.0 | 38,846 | |
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 38,846 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathan Schmidt (D)
Republican primary election
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 7, 2018.
Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Watkins | 26.5 | 20,052 | |
| Caryn Tyson | 23.5 | 17,749 | ||
| Kevin Jones | 14.8 | 11,201 | ||
| Steve Fitzgerald | 12.2 | 9,227 | ||
| Dennis Pyle | 12.1 | 9,126 | ||
| Doug Mays | 8.2 | 6,221 | ||
| Vernon Fields | 2.6 | 1,987 | ||
There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 75,563 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Bevens (R)
- Tyler Tannahill (R)
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Army veteran and engineer Steve Watkins (R) defeated state Sens. Caryn Tyson (R) and Steve Fitzgerald (R) and four other candidates in the Republican primary for Kansas' 2nd Congressional District. Watkins led the Republican field in fundraising with $640,000 in contributions, including $475,000 in loans he made to his campaign.[1] He was also boosted by ad buys from With Honor Fund and Kansans Can Do Anything, a group funded by his father. He faced criticism for reportedly attending a meeting at the Shawnee Democratic Party headquarters in 2017 to discuss running as a Democrat. Watkins denied the charge, saying he met with the party's vice chair to discuss policy. In response to The Kansas City Star finding one record of Watkins voting as a Republican, a week before he filed for the race, Watkins said that he remained politically inactive while serving in the military.[2] Tyson and Fitzgerald reported $604,000 and $458,000 in contributions, respectively, through mid-July 2018.[3] Shortly before the June 1 filing deadline, former Kansas House Speaker Doug Mays (R)—who carried this district in his 2014 gubernatorial bid against Sam Brownback (R)—also entered the race.[4][5] Candidates sparred over who was best equipped to challenge former state House Minority Leader Paul Davis (D), who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and outraised the Republican candidates. According to Hunter Woodall and Bryan Lowry of the Kansas City Star, local Republican groups, such as Kansans For Life, were worried that Davis could win.[6] "[The] district needs to be taken seriously by Republicans or they will end up with a supporter of Nancy Pelosi’s liberal agenda representing Kansas in Congress," said Congressional Leadership Fund executive director Corry Bliss.[7] Incumbent Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R) did not seek re-election, leaving this typically safe red seat—Trump won the district by a margin of 19 points—open.[6][3] [2] EndorsementsThe table below summarizes the endorsements Ballotpedia identified for Republican candidates in the primary for Kansas' 2nd Congressional District.
Campaign finance
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See also
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States House of Representatives
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ FEC, "Watkins, Steve," accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kansas City Star, "‘His social views were liberal.’ Candidate met with Dems before launching GOP run," July 13, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 FEC, "Kansas - House District 2," accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ KCUR, "Without Heavyweight, GOP Could Lose Kansas 2nd Congressional District," June 5, 2018
- ↑ Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kansas Democrat Paul Davis leads all 2nd District candidates in campaign donations," July 16, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas City, "‘He’s ahead. Wake up.’ Kansas Republicans fear defeat in 2018 congressional race," March 15, 2018
- ↑ Kansas City Star, "‘He’s ahead. Wake up.’ Kansas Republicans fear defeat in 2018 congressional race," March 15, 2018
- ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "Freshman Rep. Marshall endorses Watkins in Kansas 2nd race," accessed August 1, 2018
- ↑ Kansas City Star, "Newcomer Watkins faces Republican backlash in Kansas’ 2nd District congressional race," August 2, 2018
- ↑ Kansas Farm Bureau, "Kansas Farm Bureau Announces Endorsements, Snubs Marshall," July 6, 2018
- ↑ Baldwin City Gazette, "Steve Watkins Endorsed by With Honor PAC," June 3, 2018
- ↑ Susan B. Anthony List, "Nat’l Pro-life Group Endorses Caryn Tyson for KS-02 Open Seat," January 30, 2018
