Kansas state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The deadline to register to vote was October 13, 2020. Early voting began October 14, 2020. Voters in Kansas are eligible to vote absentee, and there are no special eligibility criteria for doing so. Absentee ballots must be returned and received (in person or via mail) before November 2, 2020.
Federal offices President of the United States
Kansas has six electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, and Libertarian Jo Jorgensen. Republican Donald Trump won all the electoral votes, with 56% of the popular vote.
United States Senate
Kansas voted to replace retiring incumbent Republican Pat Roberts. Democrat Barbara Bollier, Republican Roger Marshall, and Libertarian Jason Buckley ran for this position in the general election. Republican Roger Marshall won with 53% of the vote.
United States House of Representatives
Kansas voters voted for four U.S. Representatives, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands. +U.S. House of Representatives nominees by districtDistrictDemocratic nomineeRepublican nomineeLibertarian PartyDistrict 1Kali BarnettTracey Mann Michael Soetaert (write-in)District 2Michelle De La IslaJacob LaTurnerRobert GarrardDistrict 3Sharice Davids, incumbentAmanda AdkinsSteve HoheDistrict 4Laura LombardRon Estes, incumbent
State offices Kansas executive offices Five seats in the State Board of Education were up for election in Kansas this general election. +State Board of Education nominees by districtDistrictDemocratic nomineeRepublican nomineeDistrict 2Melanie HaasBenjamin HodgeDistrict 4Ann MahJosh HarrisDistrict 6David ColburnDeena HorstDistrict 8Betty ArnoldKathy BuschDistrict 10Jim McNiece
Kansas Senate
All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate were up for election in 2020. Republicans won 29 seats and Democrats won 11 seats. There was no net seat change. Republicans gained Districts 18 and 19, while Democrats gained Districts 5 and 8.
Kansas House of Representatives
125 seats were up for election in the Kansas House of Representatives in the general election of 2020. In the election, the Democrats lost two seats and the Republicans gained two.
Kansas Supreme Court There was one justice, Eric Rosen, of the Kansas Supreme Court whose appointment expired on January 10, 2021, which was up for retention in this general election.
Appellate courts Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals had terms that expired on January 10, 2021. Their seats were up for retention this general election. The justices were Sarah Warner, David E. Bruns, G.Gordon Atcheson, Karen Arnold-Burger, and Kathryn Gardner.
Kansas ballot measures There were no statewide ballot measures certified for the 2020 general election in Kansas on November 3, 2020.
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(state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)