United States Senate election in Kansas, 2010

The 2010 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback

Sam Brownback

Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...

decided to retire to run for Governor of Kansas

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010

The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Parkinson, who assumed office upon Kathleen Sebelius' resignation following her appointment as President Barack Obama's Secretary of Health and Human Services in January 2009, did not seek a full...

, instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....

won the open seat.

Background

Sam Brownback was first elected to the Senate in 1996, replacing Bob Dole

Bob Dole

Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...

, who resigned to run for President

United States presidential election, 1996

The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack...

. Brownback has stated that he would not run for re-election in 2010 because of self-imposed term limits. Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

is one of the most Republican states in the nation; no Democrat has been elected to either Senate seat since 1932.

Candidates

Lisa Johnston, university administrator at Baker University
Baker University
Baker University is a private, residential university located in Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools...
Robert Conroy, retired railroad employee
David Haley
David Haley
David Haley is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 4th District since 2001. From 1995 to 2001, he was a Kansas Representative.-Issue positions:Where David Haley stands on some of the issues :...

, State Senator
Charles Schollenberger, retired communications executive
Patrick Wiesner, attorney and CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Charles Schollenberger	Lisa Johnston	Robert Conroy	David Haley	Undecided
Survey USA	July 29-August 1, 2010	21%	29%	7%	12%	25%
Survey USA	July 15–18, 2010	14%	23%	7%	12%	36%
Survey USA	June 24–27, 2010	16%	24%	11%	11%	35%

Results

Candidates

Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....

, U.S. Congressman
Tom Little, accountant
Bob Londerholm, former state Attorney General
Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district encompasses 11 counties in the south central region of the state, including the city of Wichita. He was succeeded by Republican Mike Pompeo.Tiahrt ran...

, U.S. Congressman

Campaign

The retirement of Brownback, a popular U.S. Senator, led to a heavily competitive primary election. Tiahrt, who was on the Committee of Appropriations

United States House Committee on Appropriations

The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States...

, had been accused of excessive earmarking while he was in Congress. From 2006-2008, 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.

Moran

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The 2010 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate

United States Senate

in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback

Sam Brownback

decided to retire to run for Governor of Kansas

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010

, instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....

won the open seat.

Background

Sam Brownback was first elected to the Senate in 1996, replacing Bob Dole

Bob Dole

, who resigned to run for President

United States presidential election, 1996

. Brownback has stated that he would not run for re-election in 2010 because of self-imposed term limits. Kansas

Kansas

is one of the most Republican states in the nation; no Democrat has been elected to either Senate seat since 1932.

Candidates

Lisa Johnston, university administrator at Baker University
Baker University
Baker University is a private, residential university located in Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools...
Robert Conroy, retired railroad employee
David Haley
David Haley
David Haley is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 4th District since 2001. From 1995 to 2001, he was a Kansas Representative.-Issue positions:Where David Haley stands on some of the issues :...

, State Senator
Charles Schollenberger, retired communications executive
Patrick Wiesner, attorney and CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...

Polling

{| class="wikitable"
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! style="width:135px;"| Poll source
! style="width:135px;"| Dates administered
! style="width:120px;"| Charles Schollenberger
! style="width:120px;"| Lisa Johnston
! style="width:120px;"| Robert Conroy
! style="width:120px;"| David Haley
! style="width:120px;"| Undecided
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| Survey USA
| align=center| July 29-August 1, 2010
| align=center| 21%
| align=center| 29%
| align=center| 7%
| align=center| 12%
| align=center| 25%
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| Survey USA
| align=center| July 15–18, 2010
| align=center| 14%
| align=center| 23%
| align=center| 7%
| align=center| 12%
| align=center| 36%
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| Survey USA
| align=center| June 24–27, 2010
| align=center| 16%
| align=center| 24%
| align=center| 11%
| align=center| 11%
| align=center| 35%
|}

Results

Candidates

Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....

, U.S. Congressman
Tom Little, accountant
Bob Londerholm, former state Attorney General
Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district encompasses 11 counties in the south central region of the state, including the city of Wichita. He was succeeded by Republican Mike Pompeo.Tiahrt ran...

, U.S. Congressman

Campaign

The retirement of Brownback, a popular U.S. Senator, led to a heavily competitive primary election. Tiahrt, who was on the Committee of Appropriations

United States House Committee on Appropriations

The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States...

Moran

United States Senate

in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback

Sam Brownback

decided to retire to run for Governor of Kansas

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2010

, instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....

won the open seat.

Background

Sam Brownback was first elected to the Senate in 1996, replacing Bob Dole

Bob Dole

, who resigned to run for President

United States presidential election, 1996

. Brownback has stated that he would not run for re-election in 2010 because of self-imposed term limits. Kansas

Kansas

is one of the most Republican states in the nation; no Democrat has been elected to either Senate seat since 1932.

Candidates

Lisa Johnston, university administrator at Baker University
Baker University
Baker University is a private, residential university located in Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1858, it is the oldest university in Kansas and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Baker University is made up of four schools...
Robert Conroy, retired railroad employee
David Haley
David Haley
David Haley is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 4th District since 2001. From 1995 to 2001, he was a Kansas Representative.-Issue positions:Where David Haley stands on some of the issues :...

, State Senator
Charles Schollenberger, retired communications executive
Patrick Wiesner, attorney and CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...

Polling

Results

Candidates

Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....

, U.S. Congressman
Tom Little, accountant
Bob Londerholm, former state Attorney General
Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt
Todd Tiahrt is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district encompasses 11 counties in the south central region of the state, including the city of Wichita. He was succeeded by Republican Mike Pompeo.Tiahrt ran...

, U.S. Congressman

Campaign

The retirement of Brownback, a popular U.S. Senator, led to a heavily competitive primary election. Tiahrt, who was on the Committee of Appropriations

United States House Committee on Appropriations

The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States...

Moran

U.S. Senator Richard Burr
Richard Burr
Richard Mauze Burr is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives....

of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
Thomas Allen "Tom" Coburn, M.D. , is an American politician, medical doctor, and Southern Baptist deacon. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves as the junior U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. In the Senate, he is known as "Dr. No" for his tendency to place holds on and vote against bills...

of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
U.S. Senator Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMint is the junior U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leader in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2005.-Early life and education:DeMint was born in...

of South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
U.S. Senator Mike Johanns
Mike Johanns
Michael Owen "Mike" Johanns is an American Republican politician who has been the junior United States Senator from Nebraska since 2009. Previously he was the 38th Governor of Nebraska from 1999 to 2005 and was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 2005 to 2007, becoming the fourth Nebraskan to hold...

of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican nominee for President John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
U.S. Senator John Thune
John Thune
John Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...

of South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent
Jim Talent
James Matthes "Jim" Talent is an American politician and former senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being particularly outspoken on judicial appointments,...

of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
U.S. Congressman Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Flake is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was featured in the documentary series How Democracy Works Now: Twelve Stories....

of Arizona

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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
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State Representative Joe McLeland
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U.S Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
Richard John "Rick" Santorum is a lawyer and a former United States Senator from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Santorum was the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference -making him the third-ranking Senate Republican from 2001 until his leave in 2007. Santorum is considered both a social...

of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers
Mike D. Rogers
Michael Dennis "Mike" Rogers , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:...

of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert of Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Former U.S. Congressman Jim Ryun
Jim Ryun
James Ronald Ryun is an American former track athlete and politician, who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, representing the 2nd District in Kansas. In the 2006 election, Ryun was defeated by Democratic challenger Nancy Boyda...

of Kansas
Former Attorney General of the United States John Ashcroft
John Ashcroft
John David Ashcroft is a United States politician who served as the 79th United States Attorney General, from 2001 until 2005, appointed by President George W. Bush. Ashcroft previously served as the 50th Governor of Missouri and a U.S...
Former United States Secretary of Education
United States Secretary of Education
The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 16th in line of United States presidential line of succession...

Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
William Richards Bennett, PC, OBC , commonly known as Bill Bennett, was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975–1986. He is a son of the former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, of R.B...

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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...

, former Governor of Alaska and 2008 Vice Presidential nominee
James Dobson
James Dobson
James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder in 1977 of Focus on the Family , which he led until 2003. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesman for conservative social positions in American public life...

, founder of Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family is an American evangelical Christian tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1977 by psychologist James Dobson, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s...
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson , also known as Erick-Woods Erickson, is a politically conservative American blogger and managing editor of the blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's John King, USA...

, editor of the conservative weblog RedState
RedState
RedState is a conservative American political weblog.The site is currently a subsidiary of Eagle Publishing, Inc., a conservative publishing house which also owns Regnery Publishing and the weekly magazine Human Events...
Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes
Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes, Jr. is an American editor, publisher, and businessman. He is the editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes as well as president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc. He was a Republican candidate in the U.S. Presidential primaries in 1996...

, former Republican presidential candidate and editor-in-chief of Forbes
Forbes
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Gracia Burnham
Gracia Burnham
Gracia Burnham and her husband Martin were American Protestant missionaries in the Philippines with the New Tribes Mission for 17 years from 1986....

, Kansas resident and former missionary kidnapped in Philippines
Darla Jaye
Darla Jaye
Darla Jaye is a talk show host at radio station KMBZ in Kansas City, Missouri. Until July 1, 2005, Darla Jaye hosted the afternoon show at WVNN in Huntsville, Alabama....

, talk show host on KMBZ, and one of the top 250 talk show hosts four years in a row according to Talkers Magazine
Talkers magazine
Talkers Magazine is a trade industry publication related to talk radio in the United States. Its slogan is "The Bible of Talk Radio and the New Talk Media"...
David Keene
David Keene
David A. Keene , President of the National Rifle Association as of May 2, 2011, was the chairman of the American Conservative Union, from 1984 to 2011. Additionally, he is the managing associate at the Carmen Group Lobbying, a lobbying firm based in Washington, D.C...

, Chairman of the American Conservative Union
American Conservative Union
The American Conservative Union is an American political organization advocating conservative policies, and is the oldest such conservative lobbying organization in the country.-Organization:...
Mark Levin
Mark Levin
Mark Reed Levin is a lawyer, author and the host of American syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin served in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese...

, prominent conservative author and talk show host
Dick Morris
Dick Morris
Dick Morris is an American political author and commentator who previously worked as a pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant....

, Fox News contributor
Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins (politician)
Anthony Richard "Tony" Perkins is president of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian think tank and public policy foundation based in Washington, D.C...

, President of the Family Research Council
Family Research Council
The Family Research Council is a conservative or right-wing Christian group and lobbying organization formed in the United States in 1981 by James Dobson. It was fully incorporated in 1983...
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis McAlpin Stewart Schlafly is a Constitutional lawyer and an American politically conservative activist and author who founded the Eagle Forum. She is known for her opposition to modern feminism ideas and for her campaign against the proposed Equal Rights Amendment...

, founder of Eagle Forum
Eagle Forum
Eagle Forum is a conservative interest group in the United States founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972 and is the parent organization that also includes the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund and the Eagle Forum PAC. The Eagle Forum has been primarily focused on social issues; it describes...
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Karl Christian Rove was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives...

, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor for President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
Former U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo
Tom Tancredo
Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo is an American politician from Colorado, who represented the state's sixth congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2009, as a Republican...

of Colorado
Eagle Forum
Eagle Forum
Eagle Forum is a conservative interest group in the United States founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972 and is the parent organization that also includes the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund and the Eagle Forum PAC. The Eagle Forum has been primarily focused on social issues; it describes...

PAC
Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America is a conservative Christian public policy group active in the United States best known for its stance against abortion...

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

Polling

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! style="width:135px;"| Dates administered
! style="width:120px;"| Todd Tiahrt
! style="width:120px;"| Jerry Moran
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| Survey USA
| align=center| July 29-August 1, 2010
| align=center| 39%
| align=center| 49%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| July 15–18, 2010
| align=center| 36%
| align=center| 50%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| June 24–27, 2010
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| 53%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| May 21–23, 2010
| align=center| 29%
| align=center| 52%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| March 26–28, 2010
| align=center| 32%
| align=center| 42%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| January 29–31, 2010
| align=center| 33%
| align=center| 40%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| December 4–6, 2009
| align=center| 34%
| align=center| 37%
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| Survey USA
| align=center| October 2–4, 2009
| align=center| 27%
| align=center|43%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| June 12–14, 2009
| align=center| 38%
| align=center|40%
|-
| Survey USA
| align=center| April 17–19, 2009
| align=center| 35%
| align=center|39%
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| Research 2000
| align=center| February 2–4, 2009
| align=center| 24%
| align=center| 19%
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Results

Major

Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran
Jerry Moran is the junior U.S. Senator from Kansas and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing ....

(R), U.S. Congressman (campaign site, PVS, FEC)
Lisa Johnston (D), Baker University administrator (campaign site, PVS, FEC)

Minor

Michael Dann (L) (campaign site, PVS)
Joe Bellis (RE) (campaign site, PVS)

Campaign

Kansas is a very red state, where no Democrat has won a U.S. Senate election since 1932. 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 one county: Wyandotte County

Wyandotte County, Kansas

Wyandotte County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The county's population was 157,505 for the 2010 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City with which it shares a unified government...

, while Moran won statewide by a landslide.

Predictions

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Cook Political Report

The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan online newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, Governor's offices and the American Presidency. The Cook Political Report is led by a staff of five...

Stuart Rothenberg

Stuart Rothenberg is an American editor, publisher, and political analyst best known for his Washington-based, biweekly, self-proclaimed non-partisan political newsletter The Rothenberg Political Report...

RealClearPolitics

RealClearPolitics is a political news and polling data aggregator based in Chicago, Illinois. The site's founders say their goal is to give readers "ideological diversity." They have described themselves as frustrated with what they perceive as anti-conservative, anti-Christian media bias, and...

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Sabato’s Crystal Ball is a free, nonpartisan weekly online newsletter and comprehensive website in the United States that analyzes the current American political scene and predicts electoral outcomes for U.S House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, governors, and U.S. president races...

Congressional Quarterly

Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress...

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Polling

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|- valign=bottom
! style="width:135px;"| Poll source
! style="width:140px;"| Date(s) administered
! style="width:120px;"| Jerry Moran
! style="width:120px;"| Lisa Johnston
|-
| Survey USA
| October 22–26, 2010
| | 66%
| 26%
|-
| Survey USA
| October 10–12, 2010
| | 67%
| 27%
|-
| Survey USA
| September 14–16, 2010
| | 66%
| 24%
|-
| Survey USA
| August 12–15, 2010
| | 69%
| 23%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| August 4, 2010
| | 61%
| 28%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| June 30, 2010
| | 59%
| 23%
|-
| Rasmussen Reports
| May 11, 2010
| | 61%
| 25%
|}

Fundraising

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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
|- align=center
| colspan="5" | Source: Federal Election Commission
|}

Results

External links

Kansas Secretary of State - Elections & Legislative
U.S. Congress candidates for Kansas at Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart
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Kansas U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
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2010 Kansas Senate General Election: Jerry Moran (R) vs Lisa Johnston (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Kansas Senate from Rasmussen Reports
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2010 Kansas Senate Race from CQ Politics
Congressional Quarterly
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Race profile from The New York Times
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News coverage from The Midwest Democracy Project at The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
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Official candidate sites
Debates

Kansas Senate Republican Primary Debate, C-SPAN
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