# 2014 Kansas elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kansas on November 4, 2014. Primary elections were held on August 5.

## Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Sam Brownback and Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer successfully ran for re-election to a second term in office. They defeated Jennifer Winn and her running mate Robin Lais in the Republican primary.
Democrat Paul Davis, Minority Leader of the Kansas House of Representatives, ran unsuccessfully in the general election with running mate businesswoman Jill Docking. Keen Umbehr appeared on the ballot as the Libertarian Party candidate along with running mate Josh Umbehr, a Wichita-based physician.

## Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt ran successfully for re-election to a second term in office. He was opposed by Democrat A.J. Kotich.

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Derek Schmidt (R) | A.J. Kotich (D) | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 963 | ± 3.2% | 59% | 32% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 9–12, 2014 | 1,081 | ± 3% | 53% | 27% | 20% |
| Suffolk University | September 27–30, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 45% | 25% | 30% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 11–14, 2014 | 1,328 | ± 2.7% | 50% | 27% | 24% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 14–17, 2014 | 903 | ± 3.3% | 49% | 25% | 26% |

#### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Derek Schmidt (incumbent) | 564,766 | 66.7 |
| | Democratic | A.J. Kotich | 281,105 | 33.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 845,871 | 100 |

## Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach ran successfully for re-election to a second term in office.

### Republican primary

Kobach was opposed in the primary by Scott Morgan.

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Kansas Cattleman's Association
Personalities
* Ted Nugent, rock musician
Organizations
* Kansas Livestock Association
Newspapers
* The Kansas City Star
* The Wichita Eagle
* Garden City Telegram
* Ottawa Herald
* The Hutchinson News

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kris Kobach | Scott Morgan | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | July 17–22, 2014 | 691 | ± 3.8% | 56% | 30% | 13% |
| SurveyUSA | June 19–23, 2014 | 508 | ± 4.4% | 61% | 29% | 10% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kris Kobach (incumbent) | 166,793 | 64.7 |
| | Republican | Scott Morgan | 90,680 | 35.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,473 | 100 |

### General election

Former Republican state senator Jean Schodorf was the Democratic nominee for the general election. She was defeated by Kobach.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kris Kobach (R) | Jean Schodorf (D) | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 963 | ± 3.2% | 49% | 44% | 7% |
| Survey USA | October 22–26, 2014 | 623 | ± 4% | 45% | 45% | 11% |
| Gravis Marketing | October 20–21, 2014 | 1,124 | ± 3% | 48% | 40% | 11% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 9–12, 2014 | 1,081 | ± 3% | 47% | 41% | 12% |
| SurveyUSA | October 2–5, 2014 | 549 | ± 4.3% | 48% | 43% | 9% |
| Gravis Marketing | September 30–October 1, 2014 | 850 | ± 3% | 44% | 44% | 12% |
| Suffolk University | September 27–30, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 45% | 40% | 15% |
| Fort Hays State University | September 10–27, 2014 | 685 | ± 3.8% | 45% | 40% | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 11–14, 2014 | 1,328 | ± 2.7% | 43% | 42% | 15% |
| KSN/SurveyUSA | September 4–7, 2014 | 555 | ± 4.2% | 43% | 46% | 11% |
| SurveyUSA | August 20–23, 2014 | 560 | ± 4.2% | 46% | 46% | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 14–17, 2014 | 903 | ± 3.3% | 43% | 38% | 19% |
| SurveyUSA | July 17–22, 2014 | 1,208 | ± 2.9% | 47% | 41% | 11% |
| SurveyUSA | June 19–23, 2014 | 1,068 | ± 3.1% | 47% | 41% | 12% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Scott Morgan (R) | Jean Schodorf (D) | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA | July 17–22, 2014 | 1,208 | ± 2.9% | 46% | 37% | 17% |
| SurveyUSA | June 19–23, 2014 | 1,068 | ± 3.1% | 44% | 39% | 17% |

#### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kris Kobach (incumbent) | 508,926 | 59.2 |
| | Democratic | Jean Schodorf | 350,692 | 40.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 859,618 | 100 |

## State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Ron Estes was re-elected to a second term in office. He defeated Democrat Carmen Alldritt.

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ron Estes (R) | Carmen Alldritt (D) | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 963 | ± 3.2% | 60% | 32% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 9–12, 2014 | 1,081 | ± 3% | 50% | 30% | 20% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 11–14, 2014 | 1,328 | ± 2.7% | 47% | 28% | 24% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 14–17, 2014 | 903 | ± 3.3% | 49% | 25% | 26% |

#### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron Estes (incumbent) | 570,110 | 67.5 |
| | Democratic | Carmen Alldritt | 274,257 | 32.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 844,367 | 100 |

## Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger is not running for re-election to a fourth term in office. She has endorsed the Democratic nominee, Dennis Anderson, saying that he is more "dedicated to good public policy and [will] not use the office for political gain." Anderson lost the election to Ken Selzer.

### Republican primary

Beverly Gossage, David J. Powell, Ken Selzer, Clark Shultz and John M. Toplikar ran for the Republican nomination.

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Selzer | 64,911 | 27.0 |
| | Republican | Beverly Gossage | 55,306 | 23.0 |
| | Republican | Clark Shultz | 54,565 | 22.7 |
| | Republican | David Powell | 40,388 | 16.8 |
| | Republican | John Toplikar | 24,773 | 10.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 239,943 | 100 |

### General election

Selzer defeated Democrat Dennis Anderson in the general election.

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ken Selzer (R) | Dennis Anderson (D) | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | November 1–3, 2014 | 963 | ± 3.2% | 51% | 40% | 9% |
| Gravis Marketing | October 20–21, 2014 | 1,124 | ± 3% | 34% | 21% | 45% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 9–12, 2014 | 1,081 | ± 3% | 48% | 32% | 20% |
| Gravis Marketing | September 30–October 1, 2014 | 850 | ± 3% | 30% | 21% | 49% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 11–14, 2014 | 1,328 | ± 2.7% | 43% | 32% | 25% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 14–17, 2014 | 903 | ± 3.3% | 43% | 29% | 28% |

#### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ken Selzer | 512,679 | 61.5 |
| | Democratic | Dennis Anderson | 320,862 | 38.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 833,541 | 100 |

## United States Senate

Republican senator Pat Roberts ran for re-election to a fourth term. Greg Orman is running as an independent. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor won the Democratic primary, but withdrew his candidacy on September 3. After a court challenge, on September 18, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that his name would be taken off the ballot. Roberts was re-elected with about 53% of the vote, compared to Orman's 43%.

## United States House of Representatives

Four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas were elected in 2014, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.

## Kansas House of Representatives

Elections were held for all 125 seats in the Kansas House of Representatives.