Английская Википедия:2017 Kansas's 4th congressional district special election
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A special election was held on April 11, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 4th congressional district after the incumbent, Mike Pompeo, resigned because of his nomination by President Donald Trump as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Republican Ron Estes received 52.2% of the vote and won, while runner-up Democrat James Thompson lost with 46% of the vote.
Background
Шаблон:Main Kansas's 4th congressional district is located in the south-center region of the state, centering on the city of Wichita and Sedgwick County, which contain approximately two-thirds of the district's voters.[1][2] Sixteen other counties make up the rest of the district, including Barber, Butler, Chautauqua, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Pratt, Stafford, and Sumner counties, as well as a portion of southwestern Pawnee County.[3] Regarded as a conservative district,[4] the seat is considered to be safe for Republicans;[Note 1] the Fourth District had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+15 following the 2016 presidential election.[6] Going into the election, the seat had not been held by a Democrat in more than twenty years, since Dan Glickman lost his reelection campaign in the 1994 midterms.[7] At the time of the special election, the Republican Party held about a 2-to-1 advantage in voter registration in the district, with 186,850 registered Republicans to 95,788 registered Democrats.[8][9] Republican Donald Trump won the district by a 27-point margin in the 2016 presidential election, receiving 60% of the vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton's 33%. Republican Mitt Romney defeated Democrat Barack Obama by a similar 26-point margin in 2012, taking approximately 62% of the vote to Obama's 36%.[10]
Election
On January 23, 2017, the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district, Mike Pompeo, resigned after being nominated by President Donald Trump as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He was confirmed by the United States Senate. Gov. Sam Brownback had five days to declare a special election to be held between 45 and 60 days after being called.[11] The day following Pompeo's resignation, Brownback declared a special election to take place on April 11.[12]
Nominees for each party were selected by a district convention of party activists. Independent candidates were eligible to gain ballot access upon submitting 3,000 signatures within the first 25 days after the election was called.[13]
Although not initially expecting a close race, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spent $100,000 on advertising in the last week of the campaign, and Republican politicians Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, President Donald Trump, and Vice President Mike Pence recorded robocalls or campaigned in person supporting their nominee Ron Estes.[14][15] On April 10, the Cook Political Report moved the rating of the district to Lean Republican.[16] Estes won the election by 6.2% over political newcomer James Thompson. This not only marked a dramatic shift from the 61.6%–29.6% margin that Pompeo had been re-elected by in the previous year's regularly-scheduled election, but this was also the closest race in the district since incumbent Todd Tiahrt, who held the seat from 1995 to 2011, edged out Democrat Randy Rathburn by 3% in 1996.[17]
Republican Party
The Republican Party selected a nominee at a convention held on February 9, 2017.[18]
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated at convention
- Joseph Ashby, former radio talk show host[21]
- George Bruce, attorney[22]
- Alan Cobb, former Donald Trump campaign staffer[23]
- Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. Representative[24]
Withdrawn
Declined
- Willis Hartman, businessman[29]
- Mark Hutton, state representative[30]
- Mark Kahrs, state representative[17]
- Ty Masterson, state senator[26]
- Michael O'Donnell, Sedgwick County Commissioner[26]
- Susan Wagle, President of the State Senate[26][31]
Endorsements
Results
colspan="5" Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican Convention | ||||
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Candidate | First ballot | Pct. | Second ballot | Pct. |
Шаблон:Sortname | 58 | 46% | 66 | 52% |
Шаблон:Sort | 28 | 22% | 43 | 34% |
Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 16% | 17 | 14% |
Шаблон:Sort | 10 | 8% | Шаблон:Sort | |
Шаблон:Sort | 10 | 8% | Шаблон:Sort |
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party selected a nominee at a convention held on February 11, 2017.[18]
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated at convention
- Laura Lombard, entrepreneur[34][35]
- Dennis McKinney, former Kansas State Treasurer and former Minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives[36]
- Robert Tillman, nominee for this seat in 2012 and candidate for this seat in 2016[26][34]
- Charlie Walker, police officer[37]
Withdrawn
- Kevass Harding, former Wichita School Board member[18]
Declined
- Carl Brewer, former mayor of Wichita[34]
- Dan Giroux, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2016[26][29][30]
- Henry Helgerson, state representative[34]
- Jim Ward, state representative[34][23]
Endorsements
Results
colspan="5" Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Convention | ||||
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Candidate | First ballot | Pct. | Second ballot | Pct. |
Шаблон:Sort | 17 | 44% | 21 | 54% |
Шаблон:Sortname | 16 | 41% | 18 | 46% |
Шаблон:Sort | 3 | 8% | Шаблон:Sort | |
Шаблон:Sort | 3 | 8% | Шаблон:Sort | |
Шаблон:Sort | 0 | 0% | Шаблон:Sort |
Libertarian Party
The Libertarian Party selected a nominee at a convention held on February 11, 2017.[18]
Candidates
Nominated
Eliminated at convention
- Gordon Bakken, candidate for this seat in 2016
- John Kostner, farmer and rancher
Results
colspan="5" Шаблон:Party shading/Libertarian | Libertarian Convention | ||
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Candidate | First ballot | Pct. |
Шаблон:Sort | 17 | 85% |
Шаблон:Sort | 3 | 15% |
Шаблон:Sort | 0 | 0% |
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[41] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | April 10, 2017 |
Inside Elections[42] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | April 7, 2017 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ron Estes (R) |
James Thompson (D) |
Chris Rockhold (L) |
Undecided |
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Lincoln Park Strategies (D-Thompson) | Late February 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 56% | 32% | 4% | – |
Results
The Associated Press called the election for Estes while he was leading by 6% with 88% of precincts reporting. The lead was 6.2% when all the votes were tallied.[43][44]
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See also
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
- 2005 Ohio's 2nd congressional district special election
Notes
References
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Ron Estes (R) for Congress
- Chris Rockhold (L) for Congress
- James Thompson (D) for Congress Шаблон:Webarchive
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