2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kansas

2020 United States Senate election in Kansas

2020 United States Senate election in Kansas

US election


The 2020 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

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On January 4, 2019, incumbent Republican Senator Pat Roberts announced he would not run for a fifth term.[1] Candidates had until June 1, 2020 to file to run for the open seat or to drop out if they already filed.[2] The U.S. Senate primaries were held on August 4, 2020.[3][4]

Republican U.S. Representative Roger Marshall was considered a narrow favorite based on polling, but he won by around 11 points, a larger margin than most experts predicted. However, this was the first Senate election since 1978 where a Democrat won Shawnee County, the first Senate election since 1974 where a Democrat won Riley County, and the first Senate election ever in Kansas's history where a Democrat won Johnson County; all three counties were also flipped by Democrat Joe Biden in the concurrent presidential election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Primary debate

In a live-streamed debate on May 22, 2020, in a ballroom devoid of spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all five major candidates praised president Donald Trump. Kobach took on his opponents who all agreed that he could not win the general election against presumptive Democratic nominee, Bollier.[37] Marshall said, "We cannot afford to send a failed candidate back this fall who will lose to Barbara Bollier and hand the Senate majority over to Chuck Schumer." "Instead, we need to send a tried and trusted friend of President Trump." Referring to Marshall, Kobach replied, "Do you want a go-along-to-get-along kind of senator, a gutless wonder who never takes a stand, or, do you want someone who poses a threat?" Hamilton said voters didn't have to choose between Kobach, who couldn't win, and a moderate Marshall,[37] in whose behest the state party leaders had urged Senator Wagle and Lindstrom, to drop out of the race.[37] Objecting to the party pressure, Lindstrom characterized his opponents as "shortsighted, self-serving ... career politicians who are divisive, controversial," and, "have a record of losing elections."[37] Wagle touted her own candidacy, saying, "It's very, very important that we send a leader to the U.S. Senate who is articulate, who is persuasive, who other people respect. ... I'm the one who's already debated Barbara Bollier. ... I win on the Senate floor. I've beat (sic) her numerous times ... the conservative voice that can beat that liberal voice in the U.S. Senate," she said.[37] In response to a claim that he would not prioritize the issue of agriculture, Marshall said, "Fake news and another lie by Kris Kobach."[37]

Endorsements

Kris Kobach
Organizations
Individuals
Roger Marshall
Federal officials
Organizations

Polling

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Hypothetical polling
with only Kris Kobach and Roger Marshall
with only Bob Hamilton, Kris Kobach and Roger Marshall
with Mike Pompeo and Susan Wagle
with only Kris Kobach and Mike Pompeo

Results

Primary results by county
  Marshall
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Kobach
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Hamilton
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Barbara Bollier
U.S. Senators
Federal officials
State politicians
Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
State legislators
Organizations

Results

Primary results by county
  Bollier
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  Tillman
  •   50–60%
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Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • Jason Buckley, U.S. Navy veteran[84]

Independents

Withdrawn

General election

Endorsements

Roger Marshall (R)
Federal officials
Organizations
Barbara Bollier (D)
Federal officials
State and local officials
Former U.S. executive branch officials
Organizations
Unions
Newspapers and publications

Predictions

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Polling

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Bob Hamilton vs. Barbara Bollier
Kris Kobach vs. Barbara Bollier
Kris Kobach vs. Barry Grissom
Generic Republican vs. Generic Democrat

Results

On the night of the election, Roger Marshall was announced as the winner of the Senate race.[111]

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Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "someone else" with 4%
  3. "Someone else" with 9%
  4. Hartman with 5%
  5. Wagle with 4%; Hartman with 2%; Lindstrom with 1%
  6. "Other candidate/write-in" with 1%
  7. Archived November 2, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Standard VI response
  9. Includes Undecided
  10. If Bollier and Marshall were the only candidates
  11. "Someone else" and would not vote with 1%
  12. Includes "Refused"
  13. "Someone else" with 2%
  14. "Someone else" with 11%
  15. Figures for other Republicans tested against Grissom in this poll have not been released, but all others led him by at least 8%
Partisan clients
  1. Poll conducted for the Marshall campaign.
  2. This poll was sponsored by Kris Kobach's campaign
  3. This poll was conducted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
  4. Poll sponsored by Bollier's campaign.
  5. Poll sponsored by Protect Our Care, a pro-Affordable Care Act organization.
  6. Poll sponsored by Keep Kansas Great PAC, which has endorsed Marshall prior to this poll's sampling period.
  7. Poll for EMILY's List, a Democratic PAC which seeks to elect pro-choice Democratic women to office
  8. Poll sponsored by 314 Action
  9. The SMART Transportation Division is an AFL-CIO affiliated PAC promoting employee assistance programs for retired railroad, bus, and mass transit workers
  10. Keep Kansas Great PAC endorsed Marshall prior to this poll's sampling period

See also


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