In the general elections of November 2, 2010, Kansas residents voted for a governor, a senator and four members of the U.S. House of Representatives. In the race for governor of Kansas, Republican Sam Brownback beat out Democrat Tom Holland, resulting in a party change for this position.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=KS

Republican Jerry Moran took the Senate seat (beating out Democrat Lisa Johnston), while the House seats went to Republican Tim Huelskamp, Republican Lynn Jenkins, Republican Kevin Yoder and Republican Mike Pompeo.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=KS

Also on the Kansas election ballot was Kansas Amendment 1, which would amend the Kansas constitution to include the right to bear arms. The amendment passed with 89% of the vote.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=KS

History

Kansas was the 34th state to join the Union on January 29, 1861.http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763770.html The Electoral Votes for Kansas dropped from 7 to 6 in 1991.http://fec.gov/pages/elecvote.htm Kansans voted for the first time in a Presidential election in 1864 when they supported Abraham Lincoln (who changed his party affiliation from Republican to National Union Party who won against George B. McClellan a Democratic. Since Kansas joined the Union it has supported Republican candidates in 30 out of 37 Presidential elections.http://www.100bestwebsites.org/alt/evmaps/electoral-maps.htm

To register to vote in the state of Kansas you must be 18 years of age before the next election and a citizen of both the United States and Kansas. You must have received a final discharge from imprisonment and or parole. You must include one of the following numbers on your registration form: drivers license number, nondrivers identification number or the last 4 numbers from your Social Security card. To be able to vote in Kansas you must fill out the voter registration form and deliver it either in person or by mail (postmarked 15 days before any election) to the county election officer of the county in which you reside.http://kssos.org/forms/elections/voterregistration.pdf

• Governor: Mark Parkinson (D) (til January 2011)
• Lt. Governor: Troy Findley (D) (til January 2011)
• Secretary of State: Chris Biggs (D) (til January 2011)
• Attorney General: Steve Six (D) (til January 2011)
• Senators: Sam Brownback (R) (til January 2011), Pat Roberts (R) (til January 2015)
• US Representatives: 4

1. 2004: George W. Bush
2. 2000: George W. Bush
3. 1996: Bob Dole
4. 1992: George H. W. Bush
5. 1988: George H. W. Bush
6. 1984: Ronald Reagan
7. 1980: Ronald Reagan
8. 1976: Gerald Ford
9. 1972: Richard Nixon
10. 1968: Richard Nixon

Primary Elections for Congressional and statewide elections will be held on August 3, 2010. The General Elections will be held nationwide November 2, 2010.

Key Primary Election Results: Not available yet.

'Full Primary Election Results. Not available yet.

Key General Election Results. Not available yet.

Full General Election Results will not be available until after the election date, November 2, 2010.

• 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama

• Winner of Kansas's Six Electoral Votes: John McCain

• Winner of Kansas's Senate Race: Senator Pat Roberts (R)
• CNN: Kansas Election Results
• MSNBC: State Election Results Kansas
• KWCH: McCain WIns Kansas (November 4, 2008)
• SILive.com: McCain Claims Kansas and Louisiana... (November 4, 2008)
• Seacoastonline.com (NH): McCain Carries Kansas (November 4, 2008)
• FOX News: Kansas 2008 Election Results

Kansas Exit Polls

• Winner of Kansas' Gubernatorial Race: Kathleen Sebelius
• Margin of victory: 58% to 40%
• CNN: 2006 Kansas Election Results

• 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
• Winner of Kansas' Six Electoral Votes: George W. Bush
• Margin of victory: 62% to 37%
• Winner of Kansas Senate Seat: Sam Brownback
• Margin of victory: 69% to 28%
• CNN: 2008 Kansas Election Results