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2014 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 2014 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2014 United States Senate election in Kansas
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Nominee Pat Roberts Greg Orman
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 460,350 368,372
Percentage 53.15% 42.53%
County results
Roberts:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Orman:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Pat Roberts
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Pat Roberts
Republican

Incumbent Republican Senator Pat Roberts was re-elected to a fourth term against Independent Greg Orman and Libertarian nominee Randall Batson. The Democratic nominee, Chad Taylor, withdrew from the race.

Republican primary

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Roberts gained negative press attention after criticism that he did not own a home in Kansas, with some comparing the situation to that of former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, who lost a 2012 Senate primary after a similar residency controversy.[1] Roberts owns a home in Alexandria, Virginia.[2] The primary was held August 5, 2014.[3]

Primary opponent Milton R. Wolf, a radiologist, was under investigation by a state medical ethics board for posting X-ray images of dead patients with macabre commentary to Facebook.[4]

Candidates

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Declared

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Pat Roberts
Milton Wolf

Individuals

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts 		D.J.
Smith 		Milton
Wolf 		Alvin
Zahnter 		Other Undecided
The Tarrance Group^[33] January 13–15, 2014 501 ± 4.5% 69% — 15% — — 16%
Public Policy Polling[34] February 18–20, 2014 375 ± 5.1% 49% — 23% — — 28%
SurveyUSA[35] June 19–23, 2014 508 ± 4.4% 56% — 23% — 8% 12%
GEB International[36] July 9, 2014 500 ± 4.28% 42% — 30% — — 28%
SurveyUSA[37] July 17–22, 2014 691 ± 3.8% 50% 6% 30% 3% — 12%
Daily Kos/Google Consumer Surveys[38] August 4, 2014 1,002 ± 3.1% 53.4% — 39.1% — — 7.5%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts 		Someone more
conservative 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[34] February 18–20, 2014 375 ± 5.1% 43% 39% 18%
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 760 ± 3.6% 42% 34% 24%
  • ^ Internal poll for the Pat Roberts campaign
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts 		Tim
Huelskamp 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 760 ± 3.6% 53% 22% 26%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts 		Kris
Kobach 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 760 ± 3.6% 55% 19% 26%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts 		Todd
Tiahrt 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 760 ± 3.6% 47% 26% 27%

Results

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Results by county:
  Roberts
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Wolf
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Roberts (incumbent) 127,089 48.08%
Republican Milton Wolf 107,799 40.78%
Republican D.J. Smith 15,288 5.78%
Republican Alvin E. Zahnter 13,935 5.26%
Total votes 264,340 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Declined

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Chad
Taylor 		Patrick
Wiesner 		Undecided
KSN News/SurveyUSA[45] July 17–22, 2014 322 ± 5.6% 48% 17% 35%
KSN News/SurveyUSA[46] June 19–23, 2014 252 ± 6.3% 41% 16% 43%

Results

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Results by county:
  Taylor
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Wiesner
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Tie
  •   50–60%
Democratic primary results[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chad Taylor 35,067 53.3%
Democratic Patrick Wiesner 30,752 46.7%
Total votes 65,819 100.0%

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Randall Batson, nominee for the State House in 2012[47]

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Greg Orman, businessman, who briefly ran in the Democratic primary in 2008 before dropping out.[48][49]

General election

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Campaign

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Republicans were worried about Roberts' campaign in August 2014, perceiving it as lethargic and inactive, that Roberts had a low favorability rating, and that internal polling suggested the race was rather close. At the behest of Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell as well as former Senator Bob Dole, Roberts fired his longtime campaign manager Leroy Towns in early September 2014. Chris LaCivita was brought in to revamp the race, and LaCivita protege Corry Bliss replaced Towns as campaign manager. Bliss urged Roberts focus on a strategy of tying Orman to President Obama at every turn, as Obama had low favorability ratings in Kansas. Roberts also began spending more time in Kansas, living out of a hotel in Topeka rather than from his home in Alexandria, Virginia.[50][51]

On September 3, Democratic nominee Chad Taylor withdrew from the race.[52] On September 4, Kris Kobach, the Republican Kansas Secretary of State, announced that Taylor would remain on the ballot because state law demands he declare himself "incapable of fulfilling the duties of office if elected" in order to be removed, which he did not do.[53] Taylor challenged the decision, and on September 18 the Kansas Supreme Court decided that his name would be taken off the ballot.[54]

On the same day, Kobach demanded the chairman of the Democratic Party name a replacement in eight days, saying he will consider litigation to force the party if they refuse.[55]

A registered Democrat with family ties to Republican Governor Sam Brownback's campaign also filed a petition with the Kansas Supreme Court on September 18 to force the Democratic Party to name a new candidate.[56] Kobach ordered ballots to be mailed to overseas voters on September 20 without a Democratic candidate, but included a disclaimer that another ballot will be sent if the Democratic Party names a replacement candidate.[57]

The state district court in Shawnee County threw out the petition, meaning no replacement for Taylor needed to be named.[58]

The efforts by Bliss and other Republican strategists would ultimately prove successful. Roberts' polling improved in October. Roberts defeated Orman in the general election, winning reelection to a fourth term in office.[50]

If Orman had been elected, the U.S. Senate would have had three independent Senators for the first time in the chamber's history. This—and the question of whom Orman would choose to caucus with if elected—were very large questions in the electoral contest, and because the Kansas race was showing tight in the polls, a subject of considerable national political discourse as well.[59]

Fundraising

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Candidate Raised Spent Cash on Hand Debt
Greg Orman (I) $2,461,766 $3,298,186 $183,599 $1,124,982
Pat Roberts (R) $5,383,491 $5,534,415 $927,449 0

Debates

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Endorsements

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Greg Orman (I)

Individuals

Organizations

Pat Roberts (R)

National politicians

Kansas statewide politicians

State Senators

State representatives

Organizations

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[73] Tossup November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[74] Lean R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[75] Tossup November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[76] Tossup November 3, 2014

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts (R) 		Chad
Taylor (D) 		Greg
Orman (I) 		Randall
Batson (L) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[34] February 18–20, 2014 693 ± 3.7% 48% 32% — — — 20%
Rasmussen Reports[77] April 16–17, 2014 750 ± 4% 50% 32% — — 5% 13%
SurveyUSA[78] June 19–23, 2014 1068 ± 3.1% 43% 33% 7% 5% — 12%
SurveyUSA[79] July 17–22, 2014 1,208 ± 2.9% 38% 33% 14% 4% — 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[80] July 5–24, 2014 1,281 ± 6.1% 53% 37% — — 7% 4%
Rasmussen Reports[77] August 6–7, 2014 750 ± 4% 44% 40% — — 7% 8%
Public Policy Polling[81] August 14–17, 2014 903 ± 3.3% 32% 25% 23% 3% — 17%
43% 39% — — — 17%
33% — 43% — — 24%
KSN News/SurveyUSA[82] August 20–23, 2014 560 ± 4.2% 37% 32% 20% 4% — 6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[83] August 18 – September 2, 2014 839 ± 5% 47% 35% — — 2% 15%
KSN News/SurveyUSA[84] September 4–7, 2014 555 ± 4.2% 36% 10% 37% 6% — 11%
Public Policy Polling[85] September 11–14, 2014 1,328 ± 2.7% 34% 6%[a] 41% 4% — 15%
36% — 46% — — 17%
Fox News[87] September 14–16, 2014 604 ± 4% 40% 11%[b] 38% 4% — 8%
42% — 48% — — 8%
Rasmussen Reports[77] September 16–17, 2014 750 ± 4% 40% 3%[c] 45% — 2% 10%
39% 9%[d] 38% — 2% 12%
Remington Research[88] September 23, 2014 625 ± 3.91% 42% — 50% 3% — 5%
Suffolk University[89] September 27–30, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 41.2% — 46.4% 0.8% — 11.6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[90] September 20 – October 1, 2014 2,013 ± 3% 40% — 40% 2% 0% 17%
NBC News/Marist[91] September 27 – October 1, 2014 511 LV ± 4.3% 38% — 48% 5% 1% 9%
848 RV ± 3.4% 36% — 46% 5% 1% 12%
Gravis Marketing[92] September 30 – October 1, 2014 850 ± 3% 40% — 47% — — 13%
SurveyUSA[93] October 2–5, 2014 549 ± 4.3% 42% — 47% 4% — 7%
CNN/ORC[94] October 2–6, 2014 687 ± 3.5% 49% — 48% — — 3%
Fox News[95] October 4–7, 2014 702 ± 3.5% 44% — 39% 3% 4% 12%
Rasmussen Reports[96] October 7–8, 2014 750 ± 4% 40% — 52% — 4% 4%
Public Policy Polling[97] October 9–12, 2014 1,081 ± 3% 41% — 44% 5% — 10%
43% — 46% — — 11%
Remington Research[98] October 9–12, 2014 1,091 ± 2.97% 48% — 46% 2% — 4%
Monmouth University[99] October 16–19, 2014 429 ± 4.7% 46% — 46% — 3% 5%
Rasmussen Reports[77] October 20–21, 2014 960 ± 3% 44% — 49% — 3% 5%
Gravis Marketing[100] October 20–21, 2014 1,124 ± 3% 45% — 47% — — 8%
NBC News/Marist[101] October 18–22, 2014 757 LV ± 3.6% 44% — 45% 4% <1% 7%
1,055 RV ± 3% 42% — 45% 4% 1% 9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[90] October 16–23, 2014 1,973 ± 4% 42% — 38% 1% 0% 18%
Survey USA[102] October 22–26, 2014 623 ± 4% 42% — 44% 4% — 10%
Fox News[103] October 28–30, 2014 907 ± 3% 43% — 44% 3% 1% 8%
YouGov[104] October 25–31, 2014 1,137 ± 4.8% 38% — 37% 2% 2% 22%
Public Policy Polling[105] October 30–31, 2014 752 ± ? 47% — 46% 3% — 4%
Public Policy Polling[106] November 1–3, 2014 963 ± 3.2% 46% — 47% 3% — 4%
47% — 49% — — 3%
Hypothetical polling

With Huelskamp

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Tim
Huelskamp (R) 		Carl
Brewer (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 1,229 ± 2.8% 40% 36% — 24%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Tim
Huelskamp (R) 		Mark
Parkinson (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 1,229 ± 2.8% 41% 35% — 24%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Tim
Huelskamp (R) 		Kathleen
Sebelius (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 1,229 ± 2.8% 46% 41% — 13%

With Roberts

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts (R) 		Carl
Brewer (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 1,229 ± 2.8% 50% 34% — 16%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts (R) 		Mark
Parkinson (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 1,229 ± 2.8% 49% 34% — 17%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts (R) 		Kathleen
Sebelius (D) 		Other Undecided
Rasmussen Reports[77] April 16–17, 2014 750 ± 4% 54% 37% 5% 4%
Public Policy Polling[34] February 18–20, 2014 693 ± 3.7% 52% 38% — 10%
Public Policy Polling[39] February 21–24, 2013 1,229 ± 2.8% 51% 40% — 9%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Pat
Roberts (R) 		Patrick
Wiesner (D) 		Randall
Batson (L) 		Greg
Orman (I) 		Other Undecided
SurveyUSA[78] June 19–23, 2014 1068 ± 3.1% 45% 29% 6% 8% — 12%
SurveyUSA[37] July 17–22, 2014 1,208 ± 2.9% 40% 27% 5% 17% — 11%

With Wolf

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Milton
Wolf (R) 		Kathleen
Sebelius (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[34] February 18–20, 2014 693 ± 3.7% 46% 39% — 15%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Milton
Wolf (R) 		Chad
Taylor (D) 		Randall
Batson (L) 		Greg
Orman (I) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling[34] February 18–20, 2014 693 ± 3.7% 33% 32% — — — 35%
SurveyUSA[78] June 19–23, 2014 1068 ± 3.1% 33% 36% 6% 7% — 18%
SurveyUSA[37] July 17–22, 2014 1,208 ± 2.9% 33% 34% 5% 14% — 14%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Milton
Wolf (R) 		Patrick
Wiesner (D) 		Randall
Batson (L) 		Greg
Orman (I) 		Other Undecided
SurveyUSA[78] June 19–23, 2014 1068 ± 3.1% 36% 30% 6% 8% — 20%
SurveyUSA[37] July 17–22, 2014 1,208 ± 2.9% 35% 28% 5% 16% — 16%

Results

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United States Senate election in Kansas, 2014[107]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Roberts (incumbent) 460,350 53.15% −6.91%
Independent Greg Orman 368,372 42.53% N/A
Libertarian Randall Batson 37,469 4.32% +2.20%
Total votes 866,191 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Poll did not tell respondents that Taylor has withdrawn until after they answered[86]
  2. ^ Poll did not tell respondents that Taylor has withdrawn
  3. ^ Rasmussen does not specify whether respondents were given the option of voting for a withdrawn Taylor, or they specifically named him
  4. ^ With Taylor still listed on the ballot

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