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Kansas Secretary of State - Elections and Legislative Matters Division
2008 Kansas Congressional and Statewide Results
Democratic Presidential Caucus: 2/5/08, Republican Presidential Caucus: 2/9/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/10/08, 3rd Party Nomination Deadline: 6/10/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/4/08, Independent Presidential Deadline: 8/5/08, Primary: 8/5/08, Deadline to fill Nominee Vacancy: 9/15/08, Write-in Deadline: 10/27/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 22, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 62.0% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 41.6%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 56.6%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.8%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.5%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (Rfm-FL) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA),
Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), |
Senator, 82.5% in '02, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| '94 Gov. nominee / ex-U.S. Rep. James C. "Jim" Slattery (D) 36.4%, |
C. Patrick "Pat" Roberts (R) 60.0%, |
Randall L. Hodgkinson (L) 2.1%, |
| '06 SOS nominee Joseph L. Martin (Rfm) 1.3%, |
1st Congressional District, 78.6% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| attorney James Bordonaro (D) 13.2%, |
Jerry Moran (R) 81.8%, |
Kathleen M. Burton (Rfm) 2.7%, |
| '00, '02 & '04 nominee Jack W. Warner (L) 2.1%, |
2nd Congressional District, 50.6% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, NRCC Target, |
| Nancy Boyda (D) 46.2%, |
St. Treas. Lynn Jenkins (R) 50.6%, |
Leslie S. Martin (Rfm) 1.6%, |
| Robert Garrard (L) 1.5%, |
3rd Congressional District, 64.6% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Dennis Moore (D) 56.4%, |
St. Sen. Nick Jordan (R) 39.6%, |
'04 nominee Joe Bellis (L) 2.8%, |
| '06 congressional nominee Roger D. Tucker (Rfm) 1.0%, |
| court translator / chaplain Joel Balam (WI), |
4th Congressional District, 63.5% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| St. Sen. Donald Betts, Jr. (D) 32.3%, |
Todd Tiahrt (R) 63.4%, |
Susan G. Ducey (Rfm) 2.2%, |
| '98 Sec. of St. nominee / '96 U.S. Senate nominee / '92 & '00 Congressional nominee / '02 Senate nominee / '04 Senate nominee Steven A. Rosile (L) 1.9%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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4. Kansas Media Links:
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