Kansas

KANSAS

6 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Kansas Secretary of State)

Total Population, July 1, 2007 est.	2,775,997
Total Registration, Oct. 2006	1,649,938 >

Rep. 760,745 (46.11%) Dem. 438,327 (26.57%) Lib. 9,038 (0.55%) Ref. 1,456 (0.09%) Unaffiliated 440,372 (26.69%)
Kansas has: 105 counties.
Largest Counties: Johnson, Sedgewick, Shawnee, Wyandotte, Douglas. >
Largest Cities: Wichita, Kansas City, Overland Park, Topeka, Olathe. >

Government
Governor: Kathleen Sebelius (D) elected in 2002, re-elected in 2006.
State Legislature: Kansas Legislature
Local: Communities, Counties NACO Counties
U.S. House: 2R, 2D - 1. J.Moran (R) | 2. N.Boyda (D) | 3. D.Moore (D) | 4. T.Tiahrt (R).
U.S. Senate: Pat Roberts (R) up for re-election in 2008, Sam Brownback (R) re-elected in 2004.

The Jayhawker State

State of Kansas
Secretary of State

KS Democratic Party
KS Green Party
KS Libertarian Party
KS Republican Party
KS Constitution Party

Topeka Capital-Journal
Wichita Eagle
Media (Newsp.)
Media (TV)

Politics1-KS

Democratic Presidential Caucus--Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Republican Presidential Caucus--Saturday, February 9, 2008

Democrats KSDP Super Tuesday Central
41 Delegates (32 Pledged and 9 Unpledged) and 5 Alternates.
1.01% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton | Obama

Caucuses held in 50 sites around the state. [ad]

Delegates to CD Conventions

Hillary Clinton
123

+Barack Obama
313

Total
436

Unofficial Statewide Percentages: Clinton 25.30%, Edwards 0.10%, Kucinich 0.10%, Obama 73.30%, Richardson 0.00%, Uncommitted 0.00%.
Turnout: 37,089 KSDP releases

Congressional District Conventions: April 12, 2008

RepublicansKS GOP Caucus, ballot
39 Delegates: 3 RNC; 24 at-large; 12 by CD (3 x 4 CDs).
1.64% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Delegate allocation:
At-large - winner-take-all based on statewide votes from CD Caucus, as long as one candidate wins at least 2 CDs.
CD - winner-take-all per CD based on CD Caucus.

Huckabee | McCain
former:
Giuliani - Kansas State Representative Kevin Yoder of Overland Park and Garden City Commissioner J.R. Behan (Nov. 16, 2007 release).
Romney - Kris Kobach, chairman of the Kansas Republican party and a professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (Jan. 28, 2008).
and Sen. Sam Brownback was a 2008 presidential candidate but withdrew on Oct. 19, 2007. >

Caucuses held in 64 locations around the state. [ad]
Results as reported by KS GOP

Rudy Giuliani
34

0.17%

+Mike Huckabee
11,627

59.58%

Alan Keyes
288

1.4%

John McCain
4,587

23.50%

Ron Paul
2,182

11.18%

Mitt Romney
653

3.35%

Fred Thompson
61

0.31%

Uncommitted
84

0.43%

Total
Provisional

19,516
493
20,009

Provisional votes likely to be added in sometime in the Spring.
Huckabee release

Caucus: Feb. 9, 2008
District Conventions: by March 31, 2008
State Committee Meeting: between April 1-June 28, 2008

Setting the Process
Kansas statutes provide for a presidential preference primary election (Chapter 45, Article 45 >), however the state has only held presidential primaries in 1980 and 1992. In the first part of 2007 it appeared quite possible that Kansas could hold a presidential primary in February 2008. Stephanie Wing, a spokesperson for the Secretary of State, stated (Jan. 12, 2007 e-mail), "Several members of the legislature have publicly stated they are onboard, and one Senator (Senator Phil Journey, R-Wichita) is prepared to introduce a bill asking for one. The governor is also supporting the idea, and included the funding in her new budget." More broadly, Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh hoped to build support for an early Midwestern regional primary. A relatively early primary would likely have given a boost to native son Sen. Sam Brownback, a candidate for the Republican nomination. In the end it came down to spending priorities. The $1.6 million-plus that would have been needed to reimburse counties for a primary proved too much. By the end of the session the legislature failed to approve funding, and the parties will hold caucuses (Republicans).

Tim Carpenter. "Kansas presidential primary real possibility." The Capital-Journal, Jan. 12, 2007.
John Hanna (AP). "Will Midwestern bloc share a primary date in '08?" The Wichita Eagle, Dec. 1, 2006.

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)

4,013

(0.33)

Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
434,993

(36.62)

Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.) 2,899 (0.24)

Ralph Nader (F.) 9,348
(0.79)

+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
736,456

(62.00)

Walt Brown
4

-

David Cobb
33

-

John Joseph Kennedy
5

-

Bill Van Auken
5

-

Total........1,187,756

2004 Overview
Not since LBJ in 1964 has a Democratic presidential candidate carried Kansas. Bush improved upon his 2000 showing gaining a plurality of 301,463 votes (25.38 percentage points). As in 2000, the Democratic ticket carried Douglas County (includes Lawrence, KS, home of Univ. of Kansas) and Wyandotte County/Kansas City.
General Election Details

Past Results

1996

Dole (Rep.)............583,245
(54.29)

Clinton (Dem.)........387,659
(36.08)

Perot (Ref.)..............92,639
(8.62)

Others (3+w/ins)......10,757
(1.00)

Total........1,074,300

1992

Bush (Rep.)...........449,951 (38.88)

Clinton (Dem.).......390,434 (33.74)

Perot (Ind.) ...........312,358 (26.99)

Others(4+w/ins)........,4,493
(0.39)

Total........1,157,236

2000

Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
1,254

(0.12)

Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
399,276

(37.24)

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
4,525

(0.42)

Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
7,370

(0.69)

+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
622,332

(58.04)

Nader/LaDuke (indep.)
36,086

(3.37)

Hagelin/Ticciati (indep.)
1,375

(0.13)

Total........1,072,218

Turnout as a percentage of voting age population was . (U.S. avg. 53.76%)...l
2000 Overview
Kansas remained firmly in the Republican column as Bush-Cheney defeated Gore-Lieberman by a plurality of 223,056 votes (20.80 percentage points). Gore managed to carry just two of the state's 105 counties: Douglas (includes Lawrence, KS, home of Univ. of Kansas) and Wyandotte County/Kansas City.

2004 Caucuses

Democrats March 13 - Statewide Caucuses - in Senate Districts (about 50 locations)
April 3 - Congressional District Caucuses
April 24 - State Convention in Topeka

Delegates: 41 Delegates (33 Pledged, 8 Unpledged) and 6 Alternates

Kansas Statutes Chapter 25, Article 45 sets out specifications for the presidential preference primary election. Brad Bryant, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, stated (Feb. 18, 2002), "The law authorizes the Secretary of State to pick the date and to find other states to coordinate schedules with for a multi-state primary. We aren't working on it yet. We have to certify the date to the Legislature by early November, 2003."