Kansas state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The deadline to register to vote was October 13th, 2020. Early voting began October 14th, 2020. Voters in Kansas are eligible to vote absentee and there are no special eligibility criteria for voting absentee. Absentee ballots must be returned and received (in person or via mail) before November 2, 2020.

Federal offices

President of the United States

Kansas had 6 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included

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Joe Biden, and Libertarian

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. Republican Donald Trump won all the electoral votes with 56% of the popular vote.

United States Senate

Kansas voted to replace retiring

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Republican

Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...

. Democrat

Barbara Bollier Barbara Goolsbee Bollier (born January 13, 1958) is an American physician and politician. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of the Kansas Senate representing the 7th district, which includes Mission Hills, Kansas in Johnson County. Bollier i ...

, Republican Roger Marshall, and Libertarian Jason Buckley ran for this position in the general election. Republican Roger Marshall won with 53% of the vote.

United States House of Representatives

Kansas voters voted for four

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, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.

State offices

Kansas Executive Offices

There are 5 seats in the State Board of Education that are up for election in Kansas this general election.

Kansas Senate

All 40 seats in the

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were up for election in 2020. Republicans won 29 seats and Democrats won 11 seats. There was no net seat change. Republicans gained Districts 18 and 19 while Democrats gained Districts 5 and 8.

Kansas House of Representatives

125 seats were up for election in the Kansas House of Representatives in the general election of 2020. In the election, the Democrats lost two seats and the Republicans gained two.

Kansas Supreme Court

There is one justice, Eric Rosen, of the Kansas Supreme Court whose appointment will expire on January 10, 2021 and is up for retention in this general election.

Appellate Courts

Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals have terms that expire on January 10, 2021. Their seats are up for retention this general election. The justices include: Sarah Warner, David E. Bruns, G.Gordon Atcheson, Karen Arnold-Burger, and Kathryn Gardner.

Kansas Ballot Measures

There are no statewide ballot measures certified for the 2020 general election in Kansas on November 3, 2020.

References

External links

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Kansas elections by year