2020 Kansas elections


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 before November 2, 2020.

Federal offices

President of the United States

Kansas has six electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, and Libertarian Jo Jorgensen. Republican Donald Trump won all the electoral votes, with 56% of the popular vote.

United States Senate

Kansas voted to replace retiring incumbent Republican Pat Roberts. Democrat Barbara Bollier, 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 United States [House of Representatives|U.S. Representatives], one from each of the state's four congressional districts. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.
DistrictDemocratic nomineeRepublican nomineeLibertarian Party
District 1Kali BarnettTracey Mann
Michael Soetaert
District 2Michelle De La IslaJacob LaTurnerRobert Garrard
District 3Sharice Davids, incumbentAmanda AdkinsSteve Hohe
District 4Laura LombardRon Estes, incumbent

State offices

Kansas executive offices

Five seats in the State Board of Education were up for election in Kansas this general election.
DistrictDemocratic nomineeRepublican nominee
District 2Melanie HaasBenjamin Hodge
District 4Ann MahJosh Harris
District 6David ColburnDeena Horst
District 8Betty ArnoldKathy Busch
District 10Jim McNiece

Kansas Senate

All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate 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 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.

Appellate courts

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. The justices were Sarah Warner, David E. Bruns, G.Gordon Atcheson, Karen Arnold-Burger, and Kathryn Gardner.

Kansas ballot measures

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