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Kansas's 1st congressional district
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Kansas's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Tracey Mann
RGreat Bend
Population (2010) 725,222
Median income $49,380
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+24

Kansas's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. It has 63 counties from western and northern Kansas (more than half of the state) in it. It is the 12th biggest congressional district in the United States. Located within the district are Manhattan, Salina, Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Hays and Hutchinson. It is a very rural district.

It is believed to include the geographic center of the 48 connected states.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1875
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William A. Phillips
Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
Redistricted from the At-large district.
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John A. Anderson
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885
[data missing]
Redistricted to the C.
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Edmund N. Morrill
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891
Redistricted from the C.
[data missing]
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Case Broderick
Republican March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1899
[data missing]
Lost renomination.
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Charles Curtis
Republican March 4, 1899 –
January 28, 1907
Redistricted from the C.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
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Daniel R. Anthony Jr.
Republican May 23, 1907 –
March 3, 1929
[data missing]
Retired.
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William Lambertson
Republican March 4, 1929 –
January 3, 1945
[data missing]
Lost renomination.
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Albert M. Cole
Republican January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953
[data missing]
Lost re-election.
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Howard S. Miller
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955
83rd [data missing]
Lost re-election.
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William H. Avery
Republican January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963
[data missing]
Redistricted to the C.
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Bob Dole
Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1969
Redistricted from the C.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Keith Sebelius
Republican January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1981
[data missing]
Retired.
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Pat Roberts
Republican January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1997
[data missing]
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Jerry Moran
Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2011
[data missing]
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Tim Huelskamp
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017
[data missing]
Lost renomination.
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Roger Marshall
Republican January 3, 2017 –
Present
Elected in 2016.

Election results from presidential races

Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 67 – Al Gore 29%
2004 George W. Bush 72 – John Kerry 26%
2008 John McCain 69 – Barack Obama 30%
2012 Mitt Romney 70 – Barack Obama 28%
2016 Donald Trump 69 – Hillary Clinton 24%

Recent election results

2002

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Moran 186,850 91.10
Libertarian Jack Warner 18,250 8.90
Total votes 205,100 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Moran 239,776 90.72
Libertarian Jack Warner 24,517 9.28
Total votes 264,293 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Moran 153,298 78.65
Democratic John Doll 38,820 19.92
Reform Sylvester Cain 2,792 1.43
Total votes 194,910 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry Moran 214,549 81.88
Democratic James Bordonaro 34,771 13.27
Reform Kathleen Burton 7,145 2.73
Libertarian Jack Warner 5,562 2.12
Total votes 262,027 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp 142,281 73.76
Democratic Alan Jilka 44,068 22.85
Libertarian Jack Warner 6,537 3.39
Total votes 192,886 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 211,337 100
Total votes 211,337 100
Republican hold

2014

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp (incumbent) 138,764 67.97
Democratic James Sherow 65,397 32.03
Total votes 204,161 100
Republican hold

2016

Kansas's 1st congressional district election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Marshall 166,051 66.24%
Independent Alan LaPolice 66,218 26.41%
Libertarian Kerry Burt 18,415 7.35%
Total votes 250,684 100%
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

KS district 1-108th
2003–2013

Related pages

See also

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