WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican former President Donald Trump is hoping to win Kansas and its six electoral votes for the third consecutive presidential election on Nov. 5. He is running against Vice President Kamala Harris , who faces an uphill battle in a state that hasn't backed a Democratic presidential candidate for 60 years.
Republicans hold both U.S. Senate seats and three of the four U.
S. House seats in the state. Neither Senate seat is on the ballot but three incumbent representatives are up for reelection.
Rep. Jake LaTurner announced his retirement earlier this year so the 2nd Congressional District seat is open. Despite the run of Republican victories for presidential candidates in Kansas, several Democrats have been elected governor in recent decades, including two-term Gov.
Laura Kelly, who isn’t up for election this year. Trump won 56% of the vote in 2020 and 57% in 2016, sweeping nearly every county in the state. In the state Legislature, Republicans vastly outnumber Democrats in the state Senate and state House, enough to override any vetoes by Kelly, but Democrats could break the GOP supermajority by flipping just a few seats in either chamber.
All 40 state Senate seats and 125 state House seats are up for election in November. Voters will also decide several races for the State Board of Education . Three of the five races are in open seats, while two Democratic incumbents seek reelection.
In District 2, Democratic Melanie Haas faces Republican Fred Postlew.
