2010 United States Senate election in Kansas
County results
Moran: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Johnston: 40–50% 50–60%
The 2010 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Senator Sam Brownback did not seek a third full term, but instead successfully ran for Governor of Kansas .
Fellow Republican and representative Jerry Moran won the open seat. This was the first open-seat United States Senate election in Kansas for this seat since 1968 .[ a]
Sam Brownback was first elected to the Senate in 1996, replacing Bob Dole , who resigned to run 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 the Committee 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 of Focus on the Family
Erick Erickson , editor of the conservative weblog RedState
Steve Forbes , former Republican presidential candidate and editor-in-chief of Forbes
Gracia Burnham , Kansas resident and former missionary kidnapped in Philippines
Darla Jaye, talk show host on KMBZ
David Keene , Chairman of the American Conservative Union
Mark Levin , prominent conservative author and talk show host
Dick Morris , Fox News contributor
Tony Perkins , President of the Family Research Council
Phyllis Schlafly , founder of Eagle Forum
Karl Rove , former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for President George W. Bush
Former U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado
Eagle Forum PAC
Concerned Women for America PAC
Family 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
February 2–4, 2009
24%
19%
Survey USA
April 17–19, 2009
35%
39%
Survey USA
June 12–14, 2009
38%
40%
Survey USA
October 2–4, 2009
27%
43%
Survey USA
December 4–6, 2009
34%
37%
Survey USA
January 29–31, 2010
33%
40%
Survey USA
March 26–28, 2010
32%
42%
Survey USA
May 21–23, 2010
29%
52%
Survey USA
June 24–27, 2010
33%
53%
Survey USA
July 15–18, 2010
36%
50%
Survey USA
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[ 11]
Lisa Johnston, administrator at Baker University [ 12]
Charles Schollenberger, retired communications executive[ 13]
Patrick Wiesner, attorney and CPA
Poll source
Dates administered
Charles Schollenberger
Lisa Johnston
Robert Conroy
David Haley
Undecided
Survey USA
June 24–27, 2010
16%
24%
11%
11%
35%
Survey USA
July 15–18, 2010
14%
23%
7%
12%
36%
Survey USA
July 29 – August 1, 2010
21%
29%
7%
12%
25%
Kansas is a very red state , where no Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election since 1932.[ 14] After the primary, Moran chose not to release any more negative advertisements. Democrat Lisa Johnston ran a low-profile, quiet race. On election day, she won only two counties: Wyandotte County and Douglas County , while Moran won statewide by a landslide.[ 15]
The two never met for a debate.[ 16]
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[ 22]
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ]
^ "Londerholm drops out of Senate race" . Associated Press. July 13, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
^ "Moran now eyes U.S. Senate seat" . Associated Press. November 8, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008 . [dead link ]
^ "Tiahrt preparing for Senate race in Kansas" . Associated Press. November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008 . [dead link ]
^ "Congressman Tiahrt Announces Senate Steering Committee - KWCH - Kansas News and Weather" . KWCH. January 27, 2009. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2010 .
^ Clark, Matthew (June 5, 2010). "POLITICS BLOG: Earmarks, earmarks and more earmarks - Pittsburg, KS" . Morning Sun. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2010 .
^ "Truth Test" . YouTube. June 7, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010 .
^ "Jerry Moran Endorsements" . Moran for Kansas . June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010 .
^ a b c "Todd Tiahrt Endorsements" . Todd Tiahrt for Kansas . June 2, 2010.
^ "Niet compatibele browser" . Facebook. Retrieved August 21, 2010 .
^ a b "Kansas Primary results" . Politico . August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010 .
^ "State Sen. David Haley to enter race for U.S. Senate | Wichitopekington | Wichita Eagle Blogs" . Blogs.kansas.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2010 .
^ "Moran squeezes past Tiahrt, looks forward to Johnston" . KCUR-FM . Associated Press. August 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
^ "The Hutchinson News Online Edition" . Hutchnews.com. June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2010 .
^ "Canadian Press" .[dead link ]
^ "Wyandotte County voters buck statewide trend" . BonnerSprings.com . Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2022 .
^ "Moran takes Senate seat - McPherson, KS - The McPherson Sentinel" . Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2010 .
^ "Senate" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
^ "Senate Ratings" . Rothenberg Political Report . Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
^ "Battle for the Senate" . RealClearPolitics . Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
^ "2010 Senate Ratings" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate" . CQ Politics . Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
^ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Kansas" . fec.gov. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010 .
^ "2010 General Election - Official Vote Totals" (PDF) . Kansas Secretary of State .
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