United States Senate elections in Kansas, 2014

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U.S. Senate, Kansas General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Pat Roberts Incumbent | 53.1% | 460,350
| Independent  |  Greg Orman  | 42.5% | 368,372
| Libertarian  |  Randall Batson  | 4.3% | 37,469
Total Votes | 866,191
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results

2014 U.S. Senate Elections in Kansas

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General Election Date
November 4, 2014

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Primary Date
August 5, 2014

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November 4 Election Winner:
Pat Roberts
Incumbent prior to election:
Pat Roberts

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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]

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## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 1.1 Declined to run
* 2 Race background
* 3 Election results
* 3.1 General elections
* 3.2 Primary elections
* 4 Media
* 4.1 Pat Roberts
* 4.2 Greg Orman
* 4.2.1 Billionaires for Orman
* 4.3 Milton Wolf
* 5 Polls
* 5.1 General election
* 5.2 Republican primary
* 5.3 Democratic primary
* 6 Key votes
* 6.1 Government shutdown
* 7 Issues
* 7.1 Noteworthy events
* 7.1.1 Hitler comparison
* 7.1.2 Residency
* 7.1.3 Vanity plates
* 7.1.4 Kansas Agriculture
* 7.2 Abortion
* 7.3 Gun rights
* 8 Media
* 8.1 SCA
* 8.2 Pat Roberts
* 9 Endorsements
* 9.1 Pat Roberts
* 9.2 Greg Orman
* 9.3 Milton Wolf
* 10 Campaign contributions
* 10.1 Pat Roberts
* 10.2 Greg Orman
* 10.3 Milton Wolf
* 10.4 Chad Taylor
* 11 Election history
* 11.1 2010
* 11.2 2008
* 12 See also
* 13 External links
* 14 Footnotes

Voters in Kansas elected Pat Roberts (R) to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014. Roberts, the incumbent who was first elected in 1996, defeated challengers Greg Orman (I) and Randall Batson (L) in the general election.

Previous polling and endorsements showed Greg Orman gaining popularity within a relatively short time frame. In October, NBC News/Marist polls found that Orman took a resounding ten point lead. Orman led with 48 percent among likely voters while Roberts stood at 38 percent.[3]

Due to his relative unpopularity, Roberts had Senators Ted Cruz and Tom Coburn assist him in a bus campaign tour.[4] After the tour, Roberts' poll numbers improved in mid-October, in which Public Policy Polling showed a narrow lead for Orman at 44-41.[5]

Chad Taylor (D) was set to be on the ballot in the general election but declared his withdrawal from the race. Roberts was previously favored in the August polls to win the re-election until Taylor withdrew. Taylor's withdrawal helped Orman, the Independent candidate, surge in the polls and threatened to unseat Robert from his position. The withdrawal of Taylor also made Kansas one of two states that saw no Democrat on the Senate election ballot. Though no Democrat was on the ballot, there was wide speculation that Orman would caucus with the Democrats if elected.[6]

Roberts faced a primary challenge from Milton Wolf, D.J. Smith and Alvin Zahnter. Wolf, a tea party candidate and physician, ran as a more conservative alternative to Roberts who was re-elected with 60 percent of the vote in 2008.[7]

Roberts was criticized after it was revealed that he did not own a home in Kansas. Many compared the situation to that of former Sen. Richard Lugar, who lost a 2012 Senate primary after a similar residency controversy.[8] Unlike Lugar, Roberts was able to win the nomination in the primary.

Democrat Chad Taylor withdrew from the race on September 3, 2014.[9][10] Despite a ruling from Secretary of State Kris Kobach that would have kept Taylor on the ballot, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled on September 19, 2014, that Taylor would be removed from the ballot.[11] After the ruling, Kobach said that Democrats were legally required to nominate a replacement candidate for Taylor by September 26. A lawsuit was filed by Democratic voter David Orel to force Democrats to nominate a replacement. However, the lawsuit was sent to a lower court.[12][13]

Candidate Filing Deadline  |  Primary Election  |  General Election

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June 2, 2014 |  August 5, 2014 |  November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Kansas utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which previously unaffiliated voters can participate in the partisan primary of their choice (a voter who is already affiliated with a party can only vote in that party's primary).[14][15][16][17]

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by June 15, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014.[18]

See also: Kansas elections, 2014

Incumbent: Pat Roberts (R) was re-elected to his Senate seat. Roberts was first elected in 1996.

## Candidates[edit]

General election candidates

* Pat Roberts \- Incumbent
* Greg Orman
* Randall Batson

August 5, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Pat Roberts \- Incumbenta
* Milton Wolf: Radiologist[19][20]
* D.J. Smith[20]
* Alvin Zahnter[20]

Democratic Primary

* Chad Taylor: Shawnee County District Attorney[21]a \- Taylor withdrew his name from the ballot in September.
* Patrick Wiesner[20]

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Third Party Candidates

* Greg Orman[22][23]

#### Declined to run[edit]

* Kathleen Sebelius: Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services[24][25][26]
* Dennis Pyle: State Senator[27]

## Race background[edit]

Early predictions for Pat Roberts' (R) run for re-election said that it was unlikely he would face a serious challenge in the general election in 2014.[28] He entered the campaign with $886,694 cash on hand, slightly more than he had at the outset of his 2008 campaign for re-election.[28]

If Roberts would have changed his mind about re-election, there was no shortage of potential Republican nominees, from both the congressional delegation and statewide offices.

In September 2013, reports circulated that Barack Obama’s second cousin once removed, Milton Wolf, was laying the groundwork for a potential Republican primary challenge against Pat Roberts.[29] Wolf gauged support and reportedly sent an email to GOP activists in August 2013 asking them to get in touch if they want more senators like Ted Cruz, Mike Lee and Rand Paul before formally announcing his candidacy.[29][30] Roberts defeated Wolf in the Republican primary by roughly 7 percent.

Democratic primary winner Chad Taylor dropped out of the race on September 3, 2014. However, due to legal restrictions, the Kansas Secretary of State ordered his name to still appear on the ballot due to the face that he did not provide a reason that he would be unable to perform the job if elected, a requirement of Kansas law.[10] Taylor subsequently filed an appeal and the decision was overturned, thus removing him from the November ballot. Following the ruling, the Secretary of State said that Democrats were required to nominate a replacement candidate by September 26. Additionally, a lawsuit was filed by Democratic voter David Orel to force Democrats to nominate a replacement. However, the lawsuit was sent to a lower court. This delayed the case until the ballots were printed, effectively making it so no Democratic candidate appeared on the ballot.[12][13]

Independent Greg Orman surged in popularity in the weeks leading up to the election. Chad Reeves, a Kansas Democratic operative, said "What most Democrats know is that Orman would be better than Pat Roberts, and we want Roberts out. We wanted to win, this is the year to win, and Chad Taylor couldn’t be that candidate."[9]

## Election results[edit]

### General elections[edit]

The state of Kansas held an election for the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Pat Roberts (R) defeated challengers Greg Orman (I) and Randall Batson (I) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Kansas General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Pat Roberts Incumbent | 53.1% | 460,350
| Independent  |  Greg Orman  | 42.5% | 368,372
| Libertarian  |  Randall Batson  | 4.3% | 37,469
Total Votes | 866,191
Source: Kansas Secretary of State Official Results

### Primary elections[edit]

U.S. Senate, Kansas Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Pat Roberts Incumbent | 48.1% | 127,089
Milton Wolf  | 40.8% | 107,799
D.J. Smith  | 5.8% | 15,288
Alvin Zahnter  | 5.4% | 14,164
Total Votes | 264,340
Source: Kansas Secretary of State
U.S. Senate, Kansas Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Chad Taylor | 53.3% | 35,067
Patrick Wiesner  | 46.7% | 30,752
Total Votes | 65,819
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

## Media[edit]

### Pat Roberts[edit]

Roberts had faced issues with Orman surging above him in the polls. Roberts and his allies countered through garnered support of Republicans and Super PACs. This led to the spending of millions of dollars on pro-Roberts and anti-Orman advertisements within the span of a few weeks. Roberts became more competitive in the polls and ultimately defeated Orman.[31]

### Greg Orman[edit]

Independent candidate Greg Orman launched statewide television and radio ads on July 10, 2014, suggesting both major political parties were responsible for dysfunction in Washington.[32]

Leading up to the election, Orman was noticeably silent on the state airwaves. Unlike Roberts, who was trying to publicly show he maintained his state roots, Orman had not spent significant amounts of time or money running campaign ads or making public appearances.

Orman's campaign mainly focused on social media strategies, such as gathering followers on Twitter. Many political analysts believe that Orman's limited public appearances could have been to further present himself as the opposite of a career politician who was disinterested in partisan politics.[33]

#### Billionaires for Orman[edit]

Roberts had reemerged as a popular candidate at the polls as mid-October pollsters showed him holding steady at within two points of Orman or leading by a slim margin. Roberts' campaign and Republicans poured large sums of money into the race in early Octobe. In that time period, Orman's campaign was only able to reserve $1.3 million worth of airtime while Roberts and his allies reserved airtime amounting close to $3.3 million. In response to the turn of events, various billionaires, such as Peter Ackerman and John Burbank, rallied to support Orman's bid and aimed to provide him the funding he needs.[34]

### Milton Wolf[edit]

Wolf announced a $250,000 TV ad buy that started on July 2, 2014, and continued through the primary on August 5, 2014.[35] It was the Wolf campaign’s first broadcast TV buy.[35]

## Polls[edit]

### General election[edit]

General election match-up

Poll | Pat Roberts (R) | Chad Taylor (D)| Randall Batson (L)| Greg Orman (I)| Undecided| Margin of Error| Sample Size
SurveyUSA
October 22-26, 2014
| 44%| 0%| 0%| 42%| 10%| +/-4.0| 623
Gravis Marketing
October 20-21, 2014
| 45%| 0%| 0%| 47%| 8%| +/-3.0| 1,124
Remington Research Group
October 9-12, 2014
| 48%| 0%| 2%| 46%| 4%| +/-2.97| 1,091
Public Policy Polling
October 9-12, 2014
| 41%| 0%| 5%| 44%| 10%| +/-3.0| 1,081
CNN Opinion Research
October 2-6, 2014
| 49%| 0%| 2%| 48%| 1%| +/-3.5| 1,025
NBC News/Marist
September/October 27-1, 2014
| 38%| 0%| 5%| 48%| 9%| +/-2.7| 1,282
Public Policy Polling
September 11-14, 2014
| 34%| 6%| 4%| 41%| 15%| +/-2.7| 1,328
SurveyUSA
September 4-7, 2014
| 36%| 10%| 6%| 37%| 11%| +/-4.2| 555
Public Policy Polling
August 14-17, 2014
| 32%| 25%| 3%| 23%| 17%| +/-3.3| 903
Rasmussen Reports
August 6-7, 2014
| 44%| 40%| 0%| 0%| 8%| +/-4.0| 750
SurveyUSA
July 17-22, 2014
| 38%| 33%| 4%| 14%| 10%| +/-2.9| 1,208
SurveyUSA
June 19-23, 2014
| 43%| 33%| 0%| 0%| 12%| +/-3.1| 1,068
Public Policy Polling
February 18-20, 2014
| 38%| 32%| 0%| 0%| 20%| +/-3.7| 693
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Hypothetical general election match-up

Poll | Pat Roberts (R) | Patrick Wiesner (D)| Randall Batson (L)| Greg Orman (I)| Undecided| Margin of Error| Sample Size
SurveyUSA
July 17-22, 2014
| 40%| 27%| 5%| 17%| 11%| +/-2.9| 1,208
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Hypothetical general election match-up

Poll | Milton Wolf (R) | Patrick Wiesner (D)| Randall Batson (L)| Greg Orman (I)| Undecided| Margin of Error| Sample Size
SurveyUSA
July 17-22, 2014
| 35%| 28%| 5%| 16%| 16%| +/-2.9| 1,208
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Hypothetical general election match-up

Poll | Milton Wolf (R) | Chad Taylor (D)| Randall Batson (L)| Greg Orman (I)| Undecided| Margin of Error| Sample Size
SurveyUSA
July 17-22, 2014
| 33%| 34%| 5%| 14%| 14%| +/-2.9| 1,208
SurveyUSA
June 19-23, 2014
| 33%| 36%| 0%| 0%| 18%| +/-3.1| 1,068
Rasmussen Reports
April 16-17, 2014
| 50%| 32%| 0%| 0%| 11%| +/-4.0| 750
Public Policy Polling
February 18-20, 2014
| 33%| 32%| 0%| 0%| 35%| +/-3.7| 693
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Hypothetical general election match-up

Poll | Pat Roberts (R) | Kathleen Sebelius (D)| Undecided| Margin of Error| Sample Size
Rasmussen Reports
April 16-17, 2014
| 54%| 37%| 4%| +/-4.0| 750
Public Policy Polling
February 18-20, 2014
| 52%| 38%| 10%| +/-3.7| 693
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Hypothetical general election match-up

Poll | Milton Wolf (R) | Kathleen Sebelius (D)| Undecided| Margin of Error| Sample Size
Public Policy Polling
February 18-20, 2014
| 46%| 39%| 15%| +/-3.7| 693
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

### Republican primary[edit]

Republican primary

Poll | Pat Roberts | Milton Wolf| D.J. Smith| Alvin Zahnter| Undecided| Margin of Error| Sample Size
DailyKos/Google Consumer Surveys
August 4, 2014
| 53%| 39%| 0%| 0%| 8%| +/-3.1| 1,002
SurveyUSA
July 17-22, 2014
| 50%| 30%| 6%| 3%| 12%| +/-3.8| 691
GEB International
July 9, 2014
| 42%| 30%| 0%| 0%| 28%| +/-4.28| 500
SurveyUSA
June 19-23, 2014
| 56%| 23%| 4%| 4%| 12%| +/-4.4| 508
The Tarrance Group
January 13-15, 2014
| 69%| 15%| 0%| 0%| 16%| +/-4.5| 401
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

### Democratic primary[edit]

Democratic primary

Poll | Chad Taylor | Patrick Wiesner| Undecided| Sample Size
SurveyUSA
July 17-22, 2014
| 48%| 17%| 35%| 322
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

## Key votes[edit]

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

### Government shutdown[edit]

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

During the shutdown in October 2013, the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[36] The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from Republican members. Pat Roberts voted with the Republican Party against the bill.[37]

## Issues[edit]

### Noteworthy events[edit]

##### Hitler comparison[edit]

Milton Wolf (R) compared President Barack Obama to Hitler, tweeting a comparison of Obama's treatment of "successful Americans" to the Nazi's treatment of Jews.[38]

##### Residency[edit]

* Roberts had struggled with speculation about his permanent residence.[39]
* “I don’t measure my competency or my record or the results – and I do get results – on where I put my head on a pillow,” Roberts said.[39]
* In a February 2014 interview, Sen. Pat Roberts acknowledged that he did not have a home of his own in Kansas and that the residence he lists as his voting address belongs to two longtime supporters and donors — C. Duane and Phyllis Ross.[40][41] He reportedly established his voting address the day before his challenger, Milton Wolf, announced his candidacy in 2013.[40] Roberts said he pays a friend $300 a month to stay in a room in the friend's house during visits to Kansas.[42]
* Spokeswoman Sarah Little said in a statement regarding how much time Roberts spends in Kansas, "We're not going to release numbers because we're not sure that any number would be acceptable to some of these outside groups. We're worried about what the yardstick is. Who defines how much is enough days in the state?"[42]
* In October of 2014, the Wichita Eagle reported that Roberts had been struggling to pay taxes on his non-Kansas home and had been late with his payment four of the past six years.[43]

##### Vanity plates[edit]

In February 2014, Roberts faced criticism for his vanity license plates, registered in Virginia.[44]

##### Kansas Agriculture[edit]

Roberts had previously campaigned himself as a defender of Kansas agriculture, which was very important for the state's income. The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that Roberts had missed two-thirds of meetings within the US Senate Committee on Agriculture.[45]

### Abortion[edit]

Milton Wolf (R) told about 40 people at a rally on February 27, 2014, that he was "100 percent pro-life."[46]

### Gun rights[edit]

Milton Wolf said he was a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He also said he had a Kansas concealed carry permit and his firearm of choice is an autoloading rifle.[46]

## Media[edit]

### SCA[edit]

Senate Conservatives Action, an arm of the national activist group Senate Conservatives Fund, reserved several hundred thousand dollars in airtime in Roberts’ re-election race. The longtime incumbent faced a challenge from SCF-endorsed physician Milton Wolf, among other candidates.[47]

### Pat Roberts[edit]

Pat Roberts' July 2014 ad, "Breaking."

* Roberts released an ad, "Breaking," on July 25, 2014, that attacked primary challenger Milton Wolf over his history of posting and mocking gruesome pictures on Facebook, with the narrator mentioning that a medical board was investigating Wolf.[48]

* On February 26, 2014, Roberts released a series of ads targeting his primary challenger, Milton Wolf, over posts on Facebook, including patient x-rays.[49]
* A narrator in the ad said, “Dr. Milton Wolf’s patients trusted him, but stunning news reports show that Wolf exposed private patient X-rays and other personal information on Facebook — where Wolf relentlessly poked fun at the dead or wounded. A Kansas City medical ethics expert called Wolf’s behavior ‘beyond alarming’ for a professional in the field of medicine...If Milton Wolf is so irresponsible as a doctor, how can he possibly be trusted as a U.S. senator?”[49]

* Roberts released a one-minute radio ad, "Yellow Rose," in February 2014.[50]

## Endorsements[edit]

### Pat Roberts[edit]

* The U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Pat Roberts on February 10, 2014.[51]
* Thomas Donohue, the U.S. Chamber’s President and CEO, announced the endorsement in a letter to Senator Roberts: “In today’s economy, it is critical that Members of Congress provide strong support of free enterprise and leadership for policies that will return the United States to its full growth potential. We believe that your re-election to the United States Senate will help produce sustained economic growth, help create jobs, and get our country back on track.”[51]

* The American College of Radiology Association's political arm, known as RADPAC, spent $230,000 on mailers to help Roberts and Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, even though both faced primary challenges from radiologists.[52] This went against historical practice, as doctors running for office could typically count on the endorsement of at least one group—-their professional organization.[52]
* Both Roberts and Alexander are senior members of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.[52]
* Roberts' opponent, Milton Wolf, is under investigation by the state's medical board for posting patients' X-rays on Facebook and making offensive comments about them.[52]

### Greg Orman[edit]

* The board of Traditional Republicans for Common Sense, an organization of roughly 70 former Republican office holders, endorsed independent Greg Orman over Republican incumbent Pat Roberts. Jim Yonally, the chairman of the group, said "We believe Greg Orman is the best qualified candidate for the office of United States senator from Kansas. Our members know leadership, because they’ve been in leadership. They’ve been on the front line."[53]

* Jim Sherow, Democratic candidate for Kansas' 1st Congressional District, endorsed Orman as well.[54]

* Women for Kansas, a group that had endorsed Democratic candidates in other Kansas races, endorsed Orman.[54]

### Milton Wolf[edit]

* The Senate Conservatives Fund endorsed Milton Wolf on December 10, 2013. Executive Director Matt Hoskins endorsed Wolf, describing him as “a principled conservative who will fight to stop the massive spending, bailouts, and debt that are bankrupting our country.”[55]
* “He’s not a career politician. He’s a doctor who understands exactly why Obamacare must be repealed. Kansas Republicans deserve a real choice this election, and Dr. Wolf gives them a chance to send someone new to Washington who will shake things up and bring about real change.”[55]

* The Madison Project endorsed Milton Wolf on December 19, 2013.[56][57]
* "Even though he has never held public office, Dr. Wolf has exhibited a command of the issues and a dedication to conservative values that is lacking among most individuals in Washington. Sen. Roberts has served admirably for a number of decades, but if we ever hope to rebuild the Senate majority on a solid conservative foundation, we need fewer career politicians and more citizen leaders like Milton Wolf."[56]

Other endorsements include:

* Tea Party Express[58]
* Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund[59]

## Campaign contributions[edit]

Candidate ballot access

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Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season.

### Pat Roberts[edit]

Pat Roberts (2014) Campaign Finance Reports

Report| Date Filed| Beginning Balance| Total Contributions
for Reporting Period| Expenditures| Cash on Hand
April Quarterly[60]| July 13, 2013| $886,894.27| $219,362.66| $(78,359.35)| $1,027,897.58
July Quarterly[61]| July 18, 2013| $1,027,897.58| $567,238.06| $(103,406.91)| $1,491,728.73
October Quarterly[62]| October 13, 2013| $1,491,728.73| $537,584.84| $(193,001.32)| $1,836,312.25
Year-end[63]| January 31, 2014| $1,836,312| $616,194| $(204,690)| $2,247,815
April Quarterly[64]| April 14, 2014| $2,247,815| $534,354| $(535,447)| $2,246,723
July Quarterly[65]| July 15, 2014| $2,246,723| $858,336| $(1,052,256)| $2,052,803
Pre-Primary[66]| July 21, 2014| $2,052,803| $56,122| $(663,028)| $1,445,897
| | | Running totals|
| | | $3,389,191.56| $(2,830,188.58)|

During the last three months of 2013, Roberts reportedly raised more than twice as much money as primary challenger Milton Wolf.[67] A substantial portion of his contributions came from political action committees.[67]

### Greg Orman[edit]

| Greg Orman (2014) Campaign Finance Reports

Report| Date Filed| Beginning Balance| Total Contributions
for Reporting Period| Expenditures| Cash on Hand
July Quarterly[68]| July 15, 2014| $0| $633,904| $(82,294)| $551,610
Pre-Primary[69]| July 24, 2014| $551,610| $37,418| $(226,435)| $362,592
October Quarterly[70]| October 15, 2014| $361,592| $1,700,389| $(1,942,343)| $119,639
| | | Running totals|
| | | $2,371,711| $(2,251,072)|

### Milton Wolf[edit]

| Milton Wolf (2014) Campaign Finance Reports

Report| Date Filed| Beginning Balance| Total Contributions
for Reporting Period| Expenditures| Cash on Hand
Year End[71]| January 31, 2014| $0| $268,131| $(88,899)| $179,232
April Quarterly[72]| April 15, 2014| $179,232| $318,949| $(220,356)| $277,826
| | | Running totals|
| | | $587,080| $(309,255)|

### Chad Taylor[edit]

| Chad Taylor (2014) Campaign Finance Reports

Report| Date Filed| Beginning Balance| Total Contributions
for Reporting Period| Expenditures| Cash on Hand
April Quarterly[73]| April 15, 2014| $0| $85,344| $(11,425)| $73,919
| | | Running totals|
| | | $85,344| $(11,425)|

## Election history[edit]

### 2010[edit]

On November 2, 2010, Moran (R) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Lisa Johnston (D), Michael Wm. Dann (L), and Joseph K. Bellis (Reformed Party) in the general election.[74]

| U.S. Senate, Kansas General Election, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Jerry Moran | 70.1% | 587,175
| Democratic  |  Lisa Johnston  | 26.4% | 220,971
| Libertarian  |  Michael Wm. Dann  | 2.1% | 17,922
| Reformed  |  Joseph "Joe" K. Bellis  | 1.4% | 11,624
Total Votes | 837,692

### 2008[edit]

On November 4, 2008, Roberts won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jim Slattery (D), Randall L. Hodgkinson (L) and Joseph L. Martin (Reformed Party) in the general election.[75]

U.S. Senate, Kansas General Election, 2008

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Pat Roberts | 60.1% | 727,121
| Democratic  |  Jim Slattery  | 36.5% | 441,399
| Libertarian  |  Randall L. Hodgkinson  | 2.1% | 25,727
| Reformed  |  Joseph L. Martin  | 1.4% | 16,443
Total Votes | 1,210,690

## See also[edit]

* United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2014
* United States Senate elections, 2014

## External links[edit]

* List of primary candidates
* List of general election candidates
* Vote Kansas

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 SENATE RACE RATINGS FOR JULY 18, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 Senate Races," accessed August 5, 2014
3. ↑ NBC News, "Kansas Surprise, Orman Leads Roberts," accessed October 7, 2014
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Kansas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Roger Marshall (R)

Jerry Moran (R)

Representatives

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Tracey Mann (R)

District 2

Jacob LaTurner (R)

District 3

Sharice Davids (D)

District 4

Ron Estes (R)

Republican Party (5)

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