2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

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All 4 Kansas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 1
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 749,375 526,153
Percentage 57.39% 40.30%
Swing Increase 0.54% Decrease 2.16%

District 1

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2024 Kansas's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Tracey Mann Paul Buskirk
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 210,493 93,965
Percentage 69.1% 30.9%

 
County results
Mann:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Buskirk:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Tracey Mann
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tracey Mann
Republican

The incumbent is Republican Tracey Mann, who was re-elected with 67.7% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tracey Mann (R) $779,506 $645,452 $1,231,605
Source: Federal Election Commission[6]

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tracey Mann (incumbent) 57,219 87.5
Republican Eric Bloom 8,148 12.5
Total votes 65,367 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Paul Buskirk (D) $31,190[a] $23,833 $7,356
Source: Federal Election Commission[6]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Buskirk 15,240 100.0
Total votes 15,240 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[8] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[9] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[11] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[12] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Kansas's 1st congressional district election results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tracey Mann (incumbent) 210,493 69.1
Democratic Paul Buskirk 93,965 30.9
Total votes 304,458 100.0

District 2

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2024 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Derek Schmidt Nancy Boyda
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 172,847 115,685
Percentage 57.1% 38.2%

 
County results
Schmidt:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Boyda:     40–50%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Jake LaTurner
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Derek Schmidt
Republican

The 2nd district stretches across much of eastern Kansas from Nebraska to Oklahoma, including the cities of Topeka, Emporia, Junction City and Pittsburg, as well as portions of Kansas City and Lawrence. The incumbent is Republican Jake LaTurner, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Jeff Kahrs, district director for incumbent Jake LaTurner[15]
  • Michael Ogle, U.S. Army veteran and convicted felon[16]
  • Shawn Tiffany, cattle farm owner[17]
  • Chad Young, boxing instructor[3]

Declined

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Endorsements

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Jeff Kahrs

U.S. Senators

U.S. representatives

Derek Schmidt

Executive Branch officials

Organizations

Jake LaTurner (declined)

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Jeff
Kahrs
Derek
Schmidt
Shawn
Tiffany
Undecided
co/efficient[25] May 13–14, 2024 1,517 (LV) ± 2.49% 4% 44% 3% 49%
 
Results by county
  Schmidt
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Tiffany
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derek Schmidt 34,971 53.1
Republican Shawn Tiffany 13,013 19.8
Republican Jeff Kahrs 11,634 17.7
Republican Chad Young 3,412 5.2
Republican Michael Ogle 2,858 4.3
Total votes 65,888 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Results

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Results by county
  Boyda
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Kleinmann
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Boyda 13,571 51.7
Democratic Matt Kleinmann 12,670 48.3
Total votes 26,241 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[8] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[9] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[11] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[12] Solid R November 16, 2023

Endorsements

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Results

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2024 Kansas's 2nd congressional district election results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derek Schmidt 172,847 57.1
Democratic Nancy Boyda 115,685 38.2
Libertarian John Hauer 14,229 4.7
Total votes 302,761 100.0

District 3

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2024 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Sharice Davids Prasanth Reddy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 209,871 167,570
Percentage 53.4% 42.6%

 
County results
Davids:      50–60%
Reddy:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Sharice Davids
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Sharice Davids
Democratic

The 3rd district encompasses much of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including a portion of Kansas City, all of Johnson County, and several rural counties to the south and west. The incumbent is Democrat Sharice Davids, who was re-elected with 54.9% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Sharice Davids (D) $3,018,352 $934,497 $2,147,479
Source: Federal Election Commission[53]

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharice Davids (incumbent) 37,837 100.0
Total votes 37,837 100.0

Republican primary

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Nominee

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  • Prasanth Reddy, oncologist and healthcare executive[54]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Karen Crnkovich, plumbing and ventilation business owner[54]

Withdrawn

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  • Jonathon Westbrook, member of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission and former White House Fellow[55]

Endorsements

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Prasanth Reddy

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Karen Crnkovich (R) $120,481 $68,865 $51,615
Prasanth Reddy (R) $882,491[c] $320,772 $561,718
Source: Federal Election Commission[53]

Results

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Republican primary results by county:
  Reddy
  •   50–60%
  Crnkovich
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Prasanth Reddy 26,573 53.1
Republican Karen Crnkovich 23,510 46.9
Total votes 50,083 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[8] Likely D February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[9] Solid D October 10, 2024
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Likely D February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[11] Safe D June 8, 2023
CNalysis[12] Very Likely D November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Kansas's 3rd congressional district election results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharice Davids (incumbent) 209,871 53.4
Republican Prasanth Reddy 167,570 42.6
Libertarian Steve Roberts 15,892 4.0
Total votes 393,333 100.0

District 4

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2024 Kansas's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Ron Estes Esau Freeman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 198,465 106,632
Percentage 65.0% 35.0%

 
County results
Estes:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ron Estes
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ron Estes
Republican

The incumbent is Republican Ron Estes who was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2022.[1]

Republican primary

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Endorsements

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ron Estes (R) $1,416,451 $868,007 $1,492,016
Source: Federal Election Commission[59]

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Estes (incumbent) 40,100 100.0
Total votes 40,100 100.0

Democratic primary

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Nominee

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  • Esau Freeman, home painting contractor and candidate for this district in 2012[3]

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Esau Freeman (D) $31,700 $20,155 $11,738
Source: Federal Election Commission[59]

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Esau Freeman 10,641 100.0
Total votes 10,641 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[8] Solid R February 2, 2023
Inside Elections[9] Solid R March 10, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R February 23, 2023
Elections Daily[11] Safe R June 8, 2023
CNalysis[12] Solid R November 16, 2023

Results

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2024 Kansas's 4th congressional district election results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Estes (incumbent) 198,465 65.0
Democratic Esau Freeman 106,632 35.0
Total votes 305,097 100.0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ $15,000 of this total was self-funded by Buskirk
  2. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ $57,500 of this total was self-funded by Reddy

References

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