# 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election.

## Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
| | Republican | 740,981 | 70.05% | 4 | - |
| | Democratic | 195,505 | 18.48% | 0 | - |
| | Libertarian | 121,253 | 11.46% | 0 | - |
| Totals | Totals | 1,057,739 | 100.00% | 4 | — |

## Redistricting

The 2010 United States census reflected a shift of population "primarily from rural western and northern Kansas to urban and suburban areas in the eastern part of the state."
In spite of Republican political control of the governor's office, the state senate, the state house, and the entire U.S. Congressional delegation, redistricting had to be decided by a federal court. To decide the case, a three-judge panel was appointed by Mary Beck Briscoe, the chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit: Briscoe appointed herself, along with two judges from the District Court for Kansas: Chief District Judge Kathryn Hoefer Vratil, and District Judge John Watson Lungstrum.
According to the Court:
   While legislators publicly demurred that they had done the best they could, the impasse resulted from a bitter ideological feud—largely over new Senate districts. The feud primarily pitted GOP moderates against their more conservative GOP colleagues. Failing consensus, the process degenerated into blatant efforts to gerrymander various districts for ideological political advantage and to serve the political ambitions of various legislators.
Once redistricting was finalized in federal court, primary elections were held on August 7, 2012.

## District 1

The redrawn 1st district will continue to encompass all or parts of 62 counties in western and central Kansas, and also taking in a sliver of the Flint Hills region. The district will now also include Pottawatomie and Riley counties, including Manhattan and Kansas State University, but will no longer include Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, and Stafford counties, and parts of Greenwood, Marshall, Nemaha, and Pawnee counties.
Republican Tim Huelskamp, who has represented the 1st district since 2011, ran for re-election. Huelskamp ran without challengers from any party.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tim Huelskamp, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) | 79,633 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,633 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Campaign for Working Families
* Kansas Farm Bureau
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce

#### Results

Kansas' 1st congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) | 211,337 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 211,337 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

The redrawn 2nd district will continue to encompass Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Bourbon, Brown, Cherokee, Coffey, Crawford, Doniphan, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn, Neosho, Osage, Shawnee, Wilson, and Woodson, and parts of Douglas, Miami, and Nemaha counties. The district will now also include Montgomery County, parts of Marshall County, and the remainder of Douglas and Nemaha counties, but will no longer include Pottawatomie, Riley, and parts of Miami counties. The district lost Kansas State University to the first district, but gained the state's other major college, the University of Kansas.
Republican Lynn Jenkins, who has represented the 2nd district since 2009, is running for re-election.
Dennis Hawver is running as the Libertarian nominee.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Lynn Jenkins, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tobias Schlingensiepen, a pastor and police chaplain

##### Eliminated in primary

* Scott Barnhart, farmer and Lawrence attorney
* Bob Eye, attorney

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tobias Schlingensiepen | 11,747 | 39.5 |
| | Democratic | Bob Eye | 10,353 | 34.8 |
| | Democratic | Scott Barnhart | 7,627 | 25.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,727 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

U.S. Representatives
* Dave Camp, U.S. representative from Michigan's 4th congressional district (1991–present)
* Tom Cole, U.S. representative from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district (2003–present)
* Scott DesJarlais, U.S. representative from Tennessee's 4th congressional district (2011–present)
* Doc Hastings, U.S. representative from Washington's 4th congressional district (1995–present)
* Jeb Hensarling, U.S. representative from Texas's 5th congressional district (2003–present)
* Patrick McHenry, U.S. representative from North Carolina's 10th congressional district (2005–present)
Labor unions
* National Association of Letter Carriers
Organizations
* Kansas Farm Bureau
* Maggie's List
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Representatives
* Martha Keys, U.S. representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1975–1979)
* William R. Roy, U.S. representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1971–1975)
Statewide officials
* Robert Harder, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation (1967–1987)
State legislators
* Marti Crow, former state representative
Labor unions
* AFL-CIO
Newspapers
* The Kansas City Star
Individuals
* Bob Eye, attorney and candidate for this seat in 2012
* John Frieden, attorney and nominee for this seat in 1996

#### Results

Kansas' 2nd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lynn Jenkins (incumbent) | 167,463 | 57.0 |
| | Democratic | Tobias Schlingensiepen | 113,735 | 38.7 |
| | Libertarian | Dennis Hawver | 12,520 | 4.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 293,718 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
External links
* Lynn Jenkins campaign website
* Tobias Schlingensiepen campaign website
* Jenkins, Schlingensiepen spar in 2nd District forum, The Topeka Capital-Journal, September 30, 2012

## District 3

The redrawn 3rd district will continue to encompass Johnson and Wyandotte counties. The district will now also include the northeastern part of Miami County, but will no longer include the eastern part of Douglas County.
Republican Kevin Yoder, who has represented the 3rd district since 2011, is running for re-election. Joel Balam, a college professor, ran as the Libertarian nominee. Even though he lost, Balam's 31.5% set a new record for the highest percentage a Libertarian candidate ever received in any U.S. House election, mostly because Yoder had no Democratic opponent running against him.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Kevin Yoder, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kevin Yoder (incumbent) | 50,270 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,270 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Kansas Farm Bureau
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce
Newspapers
* The Kansas City Star

#### Results

Kansas' 3rd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kevin Yoder (incumbent) | 201,087 | 68.5 |
| | Libertarian | Joel Balam | 92,675 | 31.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 293,762 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

The redrawn 4th district will continue to encompass Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Sedgwick, and Sumner counties, as well as the southern part of Greenwood county. The district will now also include Barber, Comanche, Edwards, Kiowa, Pratt, and Stafford counties, the remainder of Greenwood County, and the southwestern part of Pawnee County, but will no longer include Montgomery County.
Republican Mike Pompeo, who has represented the 4th district since 2011, is running for re-election. Thomas Jefferson, a computer technician formerly known as Jack Talbert, is running as the Libertarian nominee.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mike Pompeo, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pompeo (incumbent) | 60,195 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,195 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Robert Tillman, retired court officer and candidate for this seat in 2010

##### Eliminated in primary

* Esau Freeman, painter

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Tillman | 11,224 | 70.8 |
| | Democratic | Esau Freeman | 4,618 | 29.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,842 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Campaign for Working Families
* Kansas Farm Bureau
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* National Right to Life Committee
* United States Chamber of Commerce

#### Results

Kansas' 4th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Pompeo (incumbent) | 161,094 | 62.2 |
| | Democratic | Robert Tillman | 81,770 | 31.6 |
| | Libertarian | Thomas Jefferson | 16,058 | 6.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 258,922 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |