Kansas Election Thread -- Post Info Here

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

[TroutStalker]

KANSAS

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor and Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
[ Bill Graves (R)* - Not Eligible to Seek Re-Election in 2002. ]
& [ Gary Sherrer (R)* - Retiring in 2002. ]

Tim Shallenburger (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-State House Speaker & Banker
& Dave Lindstrom (R) - Restaurant Chain Owner & Ex-Pro Football Player

Kathleen Sebelius (D) - State Insurance Commissioner & Ex-State Rep.
& John Moore (D) - Cessna Aircraft Company Executive Vice President & Ex-Republican

I. Dennis Hawver (Libertarian) - Attorney, State Party Vice Chair & '00 Congressional Nominee
& Joel Heller (Libertarian)

Ted Pettibone (Reform) - Businessman & Ex-Financial Executive
& Mike Wilson (Reform) - Ex-State Party Chairman, College Professor & Navy Veteran

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Ron Thornburgh (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Haley (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Charles St. George (Reform)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Carla Stovall (R)* - Retiring in 2002. ]
Phill Kline (R) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '00 Congressional Nominee
Chris Biggs (D) - Geary County Attorney

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ Kathleen Sebelius (D)* - Running for Governor in 2002. ]
Jim Garner (D) - State House Minority Leader & Attorney
Sandy Praeger (R) - State Sen. & Health Care Consultant

STATE TREASURER:
[ Tim Shallenburger (R)* - Running for Governor in 2002. ]
Lynn Jenkins (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Accountant
Sally Finney (D) - Kansas Public Health Association Executive Director

U.S. SENATOR:

Pat Roberts (R)*
Steven Rosile (Libertarian) - State Party Chair, Construction Worker & Frequent Candidate
George Cook (Reform) - Armed Courier & Navy Veteran

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Jerry Moran (R)*
Jack Warner (Libertarian) - Rancher, Gun Rights Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Jim Ryun (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Lykins (D) - State Democratic Party Treasurer & '98 Attorney General Nominee
Art Clack (Libertarian) - Store Owner, Vietnam War Veteran & '96 Nominee

District 3:
Dennis Moore (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Adam Taff (R) - Marketing Consultant, Airline Pilot & Navy Veteran
Doug Martin (Libertarian) - Realtor, Aircraft Program Manager & Army Veteran
Dawn Bly (Reform) - Computer Consultant & Graduate School Student

District 4:
Todd Tiahrt (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carlos Nolla (D) - Attorney & '00 Nominee
Maike Warren (Libertarian) - Marijuana Legalization Activist

Source

[AdA$tra]

It's great with McLiar, Snakehead and the forehead offering up lame excuses.

You must have fasted for election day. Just thinking about those three in the same TV screen made me almost lose my dinner.

[Free State Four]

Allard is doing well in CO as well.

Yes, and all the talking heads have been saying all night that the "pretty boy" was ahead. I'm not giving up yet. And I'm not giving up on Tim, yet. He has overcome a deficit before. And bless Adam Taff - I think he may be able to rid us of Dennis the Menace. I'm going to sign off now because FR is getting sooooo sloooooow. See you in the AM. fsf

[TroutStalker]

Moore is going to address supporters soon. Sounds like Wyandotte was less than he hoped, and is wishing for Johnson County to pull his ass out of the fire, although JoCo has not gone for him in the past.

[TroutStalker]

United States House of Representatives 003
Precincts Reporting: 0562 of 0600

CANDIDATE	VOTES	PERCENTAGE
D-Dennis Moore	97037	049 %
L-Douglas Martin	1078	001 %
F-Dawn Bly	4675	002 %
R-Adam Taff	95469	048 %

[AdA$tra]

Shallenburer just slapped Graves across the face in his concession speech. He said Kansas has a new governor and it is a new day and a new beginning and that it has to be better than it was a week ago. Slight paraphrasing license taken. Still speaking as I type.

[TroutStalker]

Taff was just on addressing supporters. It's not sounding good as to his prospects. Moore may pull this one out.

[AdA$tra]

Kline is pulling away a bit too. Moore has been declared by CBS. Dang.

[TroutStalker]

Dennis Moore is playing his f***ing guitar at his victory celebration. Sebilius is also claiming victory. Why is the rest of the country going to the Republicans and Kansas turning left?

[RAT Patrol]

It is just flat WEIRD that we are losing in Kansas and winning nationally. If we have to lose, better locally this time than nationally.

What are the numbers on the Kline/Biggs race. Clearly the 'rats turned out the vote big time.

I am getting a laugh out of the long faces and far reaching excuses being displayed on PBS. hahaha!

Shallenburger was gracious in his concession. Sad. I can't help but think if voters had seen that side of him he would have done better. His commercials were not good. Sebelius had the slick ads early and we just couldn't catch up with the dud copycat commercials.

[AdA$tra]

Gary Sebelius = Spencer Finney

LOL

[RAT Patrol]

Why is the rest of the country going to the Republicans and Kansas turning left?

I don't know, but Kennedy lost!!!! The PBS guy is FIGHTING back the tears!

I guess technically we didn't move that far left. Moore is the incumbent and Graves was getting more liberal all the time.

[TroutStalker]

On the bright side, Dennis Moore will be in a smaller minority, with the Senate in Republican hands. And Sebilius will inherit the huge deficit and will deal with it the way RATs do by screwing the voters. One term, and she is no worse than Graves.

[linemann]

Oh, that makes me feel so much better now! :)

[AdA$tra]

Big bucks = Slick ads.

The Dems set out to win this one from the git go. Nobody ran against her in the primary. She was the chosen one. She had her Republican Father-in-law's name and a decent record at KID.

Erstwhile the good guys beat up on each other and had to bury Grave's legacy without his token support. What a weasle. He probably has a "This Republican is voting for Sebelius" sign in the yard at Cedar Crest. As long as we attempt to tax ourselves into prosperity, we are toast. We need to start running a real candidate against her starting next week.

[RAT Patrol]

They have stooped to speculating about whether or not they can get another Rep. Senator to jump! LOL-I'd me laughing even harder if it wasn't a real threat. :(

[axel f]

Yep. We have the "moderate" Republicans to blame for the loss(es) tonight. Kinda convenient that Jenkins, Thornburgh, and Praeger won by such big margins, while the two conservatives struggled all night.

[linemann]

I just do not get it...How can people vote for such a slime-bag (moore)? UHHHH!

[TroutStalker]

Sorry, I will put a trashcan on my head now for three minutes, like James Carville.

Can you tell me when three minutes is up?

[linemann]

Biggs has pulled ahead....uhhh this just is NOT our night. bummer

[TroutStalker]

Haven't you noticed how many people are moving over here from the KCMO school district? Not to mention those with East and West coast tags.

It is like Las Vegas becoming Californicated by libs, fleeing those places they have trashed and taking the same failed beliefs with them.