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Kansas state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The deadline to register to vote was October 13, 2020. Early voting began October 14, 2020. Voters in Kansas are eligible to vote absentee, and there are no special eligibility criteria for doing so. Absentee ballots must be returned and received (in person or via mail) before November 2, 2020.[1]
Kansas has six electoral votes in theElectoral College. Nominees for the presidential election includedRepublicanDonald Trump,DemocratJoe Biden, andLibertarianJo Jorgensen. Republican Donald Trump won all the electoral votes, with 56% of the popular vote.
Kansas voted to replace retiringincumbent RepublicanPat Roberts. DemocratBarbara Bollier, RepublicanRoger Marshall, and Libertarian Jason Buckley ran for this position in the general election.[2] Republican Roger Marshall won with 53% of the vote.
Kansas voters voted for fourU.S. Representatives, one from each of thestate's four congressional districts. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.
| District | Democratic nominee | Republican nominee | Libertarian Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | Kali Barnett | Tracey Mann Michael Soetaert (write-in) | |
| District 2 | Michelle De La Isla | Jacob LaTurner | Robert Garrard |
| District 3 | Sharice Davids, incumbent | Amanda Adkins | Steve Hohe |
| District 4 | Laura Lombard | Ron Estes, incumbent |
Five seats in the State Board of Education were up for election in Kansas this general election.
| District | Democratic nominee | Republican nominee |
|---|---|---|
| District 2 | Melanie Haas | Benjamin Hodge |
| District 4 | Ann Mah | Josh Harris |
| District 6 | David Colburn | Deena Horst |
| District 8 | Betty Arnold | Kathy Busch |
| District 10 | Jim McNiece |
All 40 seats in theKansas Senate were up for election in 2020.[3]Republicans won 29 seats andDemocrats won 11 seats. There was no net seat change. Republicans gained Districts 18 and 19, while Democrats gained Districts 5 and 8.
125 seats were up for election in the Kansas House of Representatives in the general election of 2020.[4] In the election, the Democrats lost two seats and the Republicans gained two.
There was one justice, Eric Rosen, of the Kansas Supreme Court whose appointment expired on January 10, 2021, which was up for retention in this general election.[5]
Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals had terms that expired on January 10, 2021. Their seats were up for retention this general election.[6] The justices were Sarah Warner,David E. Bruns,G.Gordon Atcheson,Karen Arnold-Burger, andKathryn Gardner.
There were no statewide ballot measures certified for the 2020 general election in Kansas on November 3, 2020.[7]
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