2010 United States Senate election in Kansas County resultsMoran: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Johnston: 40–50% 50–60%
The2010 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to theUnited States Senate in other states as well as elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent SenatorSam Brownback did not seek a third full term, but instead successfully ran forGovernor of Kansas .
Fellow Republican and representativeJerry Moran won the open seat. This was the first open-seat United States Senate election in Kansas for this seat since1968 .[ a]
Sam Brownback was first elected to the Senate in 1996, replacingBob Dole , who resigned torun for President . Brownback stated that he would not run for re-election in 2010 because of self-imposed term limits.Kansas is one of the most Republican states in the nation; no Democrat has been elected to either Senate seat since 1932.
The retirement of Brownback, a popular U.S. Senator, led to a heavily competitive primary election. Tiahrt, who was on theCommittee of Appropriations , had been accused of excessive earmarking while he was in Congress. From 2006 to 2008, Tiahrt had requested and supported a total of 63 solo earmarks, costing $53.9 million. In the same period, Moran had requested and supported a total of 29 earmarks, with a pricetag of $13.4 million.[ 5] [ 6]
Notable individuals and organizations endorsing Jerry Moran
[ 7] State/local-level positions (State Senators, Governors, etc.)
[ 8] State Senator Steve Abrams State Senator Les Donovan State Senator Dick Kelsey State Senator Julia Lynn State Senator Ty Masterson State Senator Carolyn McGinn State Senator Susan Wagle Kansas House Majority Leader Ray Merrick Kansas Speaker Pro Tempore Arlen Seigfreid State Representative Steven Brunk State Representative J. David Crum State Representative Peter DeGraaf State Representative Mario Goico State Representative John Grange State Representative Phil Hermanson State Representative Steve Huebert State Representative Aaron Jack State Representative Kasha Kelley State Representative Dan Kerschen State Representative Brenda Landwehr State Representative Joe McLeland State Representative Virgil Peck State Representative Marc Rhoades State Representative Gene Suellentrop U.S. federal positions (Senators, Congressmen, etc.)
[ 8] Notable individuals and organizations endorsing Todd Tiahrt
[ 8] Sarah Palin , former Governor of Alaska and 2008 vice presidential nominee[ 9] James Dobson , founder ofFocus on the Family Erick Erickson , editor of the conservative weblogRedState Steve Forbes , former Republican presidential candidate and editor-in-chief ofForbes Gracia Burnham , Kansas resident and former missionary kidnapped in PhilippinesDarla Jaye, talk show host onKMBZ David Keene , Chairman of theAmerican Conservative Union Mark Levin , prominent conservative author and talk show hostDick Morris , Fox News contributorTony Perkins , President of theFamily Research Council Phyllis Schlafly , founder ofEagle Forum Karl Rove , former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for PresidentGeorge W. Bush Former U.S. CongressmanTom Tancredo of Colorado Eagle Forum PACConcerned Women for America PACFamily Research Council Action PAC Great American Forum PAC Kansans for Government Reform PAC Kansans for Life PAC Kansas State University College Republicans Pittsburg State University College Republicans Benedictine College Republicans Baker University College Republicans Kansas Federation of College Republicans Northwest Johnson County Republicans Wichita State University College Republicans Poll source Dates administered Todd Tiahrt Jerry Moran Research 2000 [ 10] February 2–4, 2009 24% 19% Survey USA [ 11] April 17–19, 2009 35% 39% Survey USA [ 12] June 12–14, 2009 38% 40% Survey USA [ 13] October 2–4, 2009 27% 43% Survey USA [ 14] December 4–6, 2009 34% 37% Survey USA [ 15] January 29–31, 2010 33% 40% Survey USA [ 16] March 26–28, 2010 32% 42% Survey USA [ 17] May 21–23, 2010 29% 52% Survey USA [ 18] June 24–27, 2010 33% 53% Survey USA [ 19] July 15–18, 2010 36% 50% Survey USA [ 20] July 29 – August 1, 2010 39% 49%
Primary results by county. Moran—80–90%
Moran—70–80%
Moran—60–70%
Moran—50–60%
Moran—40–50%
Tiahrt—40–50%
Tiahrt—50–60%
Tiahrt—60–70%
Robert Conroy, retired railroad employee David Haley , state senator and nominee for Secretary of State in 2002 and 2006[ 22] Lisa Johnston, administrator atBaker University [ 23] Charles Schollenberger, retired communications executive[ 24] Patrick Wiesner, attorney andCPA Poll source Dates administered Charles Schollenberger Lisa Johnston Robert Conroy David Haley Undecided Survey USA [ 18] June 24–27, 2010 16% 24% 11% 11% 35% Survey USA [ 19] July 15–18, 2010 14% 23% 7% 12% 36% Survey USA [ 20] July 29 – August 1, 2010 21% 29% 7% 12% 25%
Jerry Moran (R), U.S. Representative (campaign site ,PVS Archived September 29, 2010, at theWayback Machine ,FEC [permanent dead link Lisa Johnston (D), Baker University administrator (campaign site ,PVS Archived September 29, 2010, at theWayback Machine ,FEC ) Kansas is a veryred state , where no Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election since 1932.[ 25] Wyandotte County andDouglas County , while Moran won statewide by a landslide.[ 26]
The two never met for a debate.[ 27]
Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt Lisa Johnston (D) $10,627 $4,530 $6,096 $1,131 Jerry Moran (R) $2,749,244 $4,497,168 $795,015 $0 Source: Federal Election Commission[ 40]
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ "Londerholm drops out of Senate race" . Associated Press. July 13, 2010. RetrievedAugust 3, 2010 .^ "Moran now eyes U.S. Senate seat" . Associated Press. November 8, 2008. RetrievedNovember 10, 2008 .[dead link ^ "Tiahrt preparing for Senate race in Kansas" . Associated Press. November 21, 2008. RetrievedNovember 23, 2008 .[dead link ^ "Congressman Tiahrt Announces Senate Steering Committee - KWCH - Kansas News and Weather" . KWCH. January 27, 2009. Archived fromthe original on February 5, 2009. RetrievedJune 14, 2010 .^ Clark, Matthew (June 5, 2010)."POLITICS BLOG: Earmarks, earmarks and more earmarks - Pittsburg, KS" . Morning Sun. Archived fromthe original on July 26, 2011. RetrievedAugust 21, 2010 . ^ "Truth Test" . YouTube. June 7, 2010. RetrievedAugust 21, 2010 .^ "Jerry Moran Endorsements" .Moran for Kansas . June 2, 2010. Archived fromthe original on June 26, 2010. RetrievedJune 2, 2010 .^a b c "Todd Tiahrt Endorsements" .Todd Tiahrt for Kansas . June 2, 2010.^ "Niet compatibele browser" . Facebook. RetrievedAugust 21, 2010 .^ Research 2000 ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^a b Survey USA ^a b Survey USA ^a b Survey USA ^a b "Kansas Primary results" .Politico . August 3, 2010. RetrievedAugust 3, 2010 .^ "State Sen. David Haley to enter race for U.S. Senate | Wichitopekington | Wichita Eagle Blogs" . Blogs.kansas.com. Archived fromthe original on August 9, 2011. RetrievedJune 14, 2010 .^ "Moran squeezes past Tiahrt, looks forward to Johnston" .KCUR-FM the original on September 16, 2011. RetrievedAugust 4, 2010 .^ "The Hutchinson News Online Edition" . Hutchnews.com. June 15, 2009. RetrievedJune 14, 2010 .^ "Canadian Press" .[dead link ^ "Wyandotte County voters buck statewide trend" .BonnerSprings.com . Archived fromthe original on November 13, 2010. RetrievedDecember 20, 2022 .^ "Moran takes Senate seat - McPherson, KS - The McPherson Sentinel" . Archived fromthe original on July 14, 2011. RetrievedNovember 9, 2010 .^ "Senate" .Cook Political Report . RetrievedOctober 26, 2010 .^ "Senate Ratings" .Rothenberg Political Report . RetrievedOctober 26, 2010 .^ "Battle for the Senate" .RealClearPolitics . RetrievedOctober 26, 2010 .^ "2010 Senate Ratings" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . Archived fromthe original on October 28, 2010. RetrievedOctober 26, 2010 .^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate" .CQ Politics . Archived fromthe original on October 28, 2010. RetrievedOctober 26, 2010 .^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ Survey USA ^ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Kansas" . fec.gov. Archived fromthe original on May 25, 2010. RetrievedAugust 22, 2010 .^ "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF) .Kansas Secretary of State .Official candidate sites (Archived) Debates
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