Kansas state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The deadline to register to vote was October 13th, 2020. Early voting began October 14th, 2020. Voters in Kansas are eligible to vote absentee and there are no special eligibility criteria for voting absentee. Absentee ballots must be returned and received (in person or via mail) before November 2, 2020.
Federal offices
President of the United States
Kansas had 6 electoral votes in the
Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included
Republican Donald Trump,
Democrat Joe Biden, and
Libertarian
Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...
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.
State offices
Kansas Executive Offices
There are 5 seats in the State Board of Education that are up for election in Kansas this general election.
Kansas Senate
All 40 seats in the
Kansas Senate were up for election in 2020.
Republicans
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
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 is one justice, Eric Rosen, of the Kansas Supreme Court whose appointment will expire on January 10, 2021 and is up for retention in this general election.
Appellate Courts
Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals have terms that expire on January 10, 2021. Their seats are up for retention this general election. The justices include: Sarah Warner,
David E. Bruns,
G.Gordon Atcheson,
Karen Arnold-Burger
Karen Arnold-Burger (born 1957) is the Chief Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Education and legal career
Arnold-Burger received her bachelor's degrees from the University of Kansas in 1978 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas ...
, and
Kathryn Gardner
Kathryn A. Gardner (born October 9, 1956) is a Judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals
Education and legal career
Gardner earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from Geneva College and taught high school English before attending law school. She r ...
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Kansas Ballot Measures
There are no statewide ballot measures certified for the 2020 general election in Kansas on November 3, 2020.
References
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