The 2016 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as 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. The primaries were held on August 2.
Incumbent Republican Senator Jerry Moran won re-election to a second term in office.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Jerry Moran, incumbent senator D.J. Smith, former Osawatomie city councilwoman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
Declined Tim Huelskamp, U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo, U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 Milton Wolf, radiologist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin JerryMoran DennisPyle MiltonWolf UndecidedPublic Opinion Strategies (R-Moran)Public Opinion Strategies (R-Moran) February 28 – March 3, 2015 500 ± 4.38% 73% 9% — 18% 70% — 18% 12%
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Monique Singh-Bey, member of Universal African Peoples Organization Patrick Wiesner, attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2014
Declined Carl Brewer, former mayor of Wichita Paul Davis, former minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives and nominee for Governor of Kansas in 2014 Jill Docking, businesswoman, former member of the Kansas Board of Regents, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 Dan Glickman, former U.S. Representative and former United States Secretary of Agriculture Greg Orman, businessman and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 Joe Reardon, former mayor of Kansas City and Wyandotte County Kathleen Sebelius, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and former governor of Kansas Jim Slattery, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2008 Margie Wakefield, attorney and nominee for Kansas's 2nd congressional district in 2014
Results
Libertarian primary Candidates Declared Robert Garrard, nominee for KS-02 in 2008
Independent Candidates Declined Greg Orman, businessman and Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 2, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016 Daily Kos November 8, 2016 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2016
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JerryMoran (R) PatrickWiesner (D) RobertGarrard (L) UndecidedSurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016 1,311 ± 4.6% 59% 37% — 4%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 31–November 6, 2016 1,139 ± 4.6% 58% 38% — 4%Fort Hays State UniversityFort Hays State University November 1–3, 2016 313 ± 3.5% 77% 13% 10% 0%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 28–November 3, 2016 1,162 ± 4.6% 58% 38% — 4%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 27–November 2, 2016 1,123 ± 4.6% 57% 38% — 5%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 26–November 1, 2016 1,164 ± 4.6% 57% 38% — 5%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016 1,273 ± 4.6% 56% 39% — 5%KSN News/SurveyUSAKSN News/SurveyUSA October 26–30, 2016 596 ± 4.1% 55% 31% 6% 8%KSN News/SurveyUSAKSN News/SurveyUSA October 11–15, 2016 549 ± 4.2% 56% 31% 5% 8%KSN News/SurveyUSAKSN News/SurveyUSA September 6–11, 2016 565 ± 4.2% 50% 34% 6% 11%KSN News/SurveyUSAKSN News/SurveyUSA August 3–7, 2016 566 ± 4.2% 52% 32% 6% 10%KSN News/SurveyUSAKSN News/SurveyUSA July 8–11, 2016 537 ± 4.3% 52% 33% — 15%
with Monique Singh-Bey Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JerryMoran (R) MoniqueSingh-Bey (D) UndecidedKSN News/SurveyUSA July 8–11, 2016 537 ± 4.3% 54% 30% 15%
with Kathleen Sebelius Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror JerryMoran (R) KathleenSebelius (D) UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling September 11–14, 2014 1,328 ± 2.7% 52% 37% 11%
Results
By congressional district Moran won all four congressional districts.
District Moran Wiesner Garrard Representative 76% 19% 5%Roger Marshall59% 36% 5%Lynn Jenkins 53% 42% 6%Kevin Yoder 64% 30% 6%Mike Pompeo
References
External links Official campaign websites Jerry Moran (R) for Senate Patrick Wiesner (D) for Senate