Election Results

Olivia Talbert
December 11, 2018

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Midterm election night was a nail biter for multiple candidates running for Kansas public office, with many of the races coming in close.

One of the most publicized races in the state, Governor, resulted in a win by Democrat Laura Kelly who defeated Republican Kris Kobach by less than 46 thousand votes (politico.com). This came about despite Kobach’s endorsement by President Trump on Oct 6.

Within the 2nd Congressional District, the race for the seat consisted of a tight race between Republican Steve Watkins and Democrat Paul Davis. After constant attacks of character on both candidates within their campaigns, Watkins took the seat holding 48.1 percent of votes (politico.com). His main opponent, Davis, lost by less than five thousand votes.

Both the 1st Congressional District and the 4th Congressional District ended with a Republican Victory for Roger Marshall, and Ron Estes (politico.com). As for the 3rd Congressional District, the seat was flipped by Democrat Sharice Davis, who held 53.3 percent of voted in her district (politico.com).

The race for Secretary of State came between Republican Scott Schwab and Democrat Brian McClendon. Schwab won 52.9 of voters defeating McClendon by 9.3 percent (ballotpedia.org).

Governor

	Percent	Candidate	Party	Votes	Winner
	47.8%	Laura Kelly	Dem	489,337	✓
	43.3%	Kris Kobach	GOP	443,346
	6.5%	Greg Orman	Indp	66,163
	2.5%	Other		25,130
1,023,976 total votes

2nd Congressional District

Percent	Candidate	Party	Votes	Winner
48.1%	Steve Watkins	GOP	124,859	✓
46.4%	Paul Davis	Dem	120,421
5.5%	Kelly Standley	Libt	14,402

Secretary of State

	Percent	Candidate	Party	Votes	Winner
	52.9%	Scott Schwab	GOP	536,472	✓
	43.6%	Brian McClendon	Dem	441,444
	3.5%	Rob Hodgkinson	Libya	35,515
1,013,431 total votes