Kansas elected four U.S. representatives, one for each
congressional districts. In 2018, the delegation's Republican majority changed from 4–0 to 3–1, the first time Democrats have held a seat in the state since
2010.
Incumbent Republicans
Jeff Colyer and
Tracey Mann lost their party's renomination in a tight primary election won by
Secretary of StateKris Kobach and businessman
Wink Hartman by a margin of around 0.1 percent.[1] Democrats nominated state senators
Laura Kelly and
Lynn Rogers, with businessman
Greg Orman and state senator
John Doll joining the race as
independents.[2] Polls leading up to the election had Kobach and Kelly running close, leading to many news outlets predicting a tossup election.
Kelly won the election, beating Kobach by five percentage points. Kelly became the oldest governor in Kansas history, taking office at the age of 68.[3]
Incumbent Republican
secretary of stateKris Kobach retired to run for governor, leaving the seat open. State representative
Scott Schwab won the Republican primary amidst a number of candidates, while Democratic nominee Brian McClendon ran unopposed after his challengers withdrew. Schwab won the election.
Incumbent Republican
attorney generalDerek Schmidt ran for re-election to a third term. He successfully defeated Democratic nominee Sarah Swain by 18 points.
Incumbent Republican
treasurerJake LaTurner was appointed to the office on April 25, 2017, following the resignation of his predecessor
Ron Estes to join the U.S. House of Representatives. He ran for election to a full term, defeating his Democratic challenger State Senator
Marci Francisco by 15.49 points.
Incumbent Republican
Insurance CommissionerKen Selzer retired to run for governor, leaving the seat open. Republican state senators
Vicki Schmidt and
Clark Shultz competed in a close primary, with Schmidt winning the nomination. The Democratic nominee was president of the Kansas
NAACP Nathaniel McLaughlin. Schmidt won the election with the highest vote percentage of any statewide candidate.
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State House of Representatives
The
Kansas House of Representatives held elections for all 125 seats in 2018. Republicans maintained their supermajority in the chamber, with neither parties making any gains.