2016 United States Senate election in Kansas

• Jerry Moran, incumbent senator{{cite web|url=http://atr.rollcall.com/elections-2016-tim-huelskamp-jerry-moran-kansas-senate-primary/|title=Huelskamp Open to Moran Primary Challenge|date=November 19, 2014|access-date=November 19, 2014|work=Roll Call|author=Alexis Levinson|archive-date=November 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121180659/http://atr.rollcall.com/elections-2016-tim-huelskamp-jerry-moran-kansas-senate-primary/|url-status=dead}}
• D.J. Smith, former Osawatomie city councilwoman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014{{cite web|url=http://cjonline.com/news/2016-06-02/rep-lynn-jenkins-drops-challenger-sen-jerry-moran-gains-one-filing-deadline#|work=Topeka Capital-Journal|title=Rep. Lynn Jenkins drops a challenger, Sen. Jerry Moran gains one at the filing deadline|date=June 2, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2016|first=Justin|last=Wingerter}}

• Tim Huelskamp, U.S. Representative{{cite web|url=http://atr.rollcall.com/house-races-2016-tim-huelskamp-wont-challenge-jerry-moran/|title=Congressman Says Wife Nixed Senate Run|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=January 8, 2015|work=Roll Call|author=Alexis Levinson|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108232536/http://atr.rollcall.com/house-races-2016-tim-huelskamp-wont-challenge-jerry-moran/|url-status=dead}}
• Mike Pompeo, U.S. Representative{{cite web|url=http://www.hdnews.net/news/local/pompeo-doesn-t-rule-out-a-senate-race-while-criticizing/article_f92e5554-e60f-51a9-a73e-b62908222b36.html|title=Pompeo doesn't rule out a Senate race while criticizing Moran|work=Hays Daily News|last=Clarkin|first=Mary|date=April 5, 2016|access-date=April 5, 2016}}
• Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/2016-senate-races-113837_Page2.html|title=16 in '16: The new battle for the Senate|date=December 29, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2014|work=Politico|last=Cheney|first=Kyle}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/ex-congressman-tiahrt-bound-for-d-c-lobbying-firm/article_2a58cfa4-a989-5ca9-8c77-9ca6ab847640.html|title=Ex-Congressman Tiahrt bound for D.C. lobbying firm|date=April 27, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2015|work=The Hutchinson News|last=Clarkin|first=Mary}}
• Milton Wolf, radiologist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014{{cite web|url=http://atr.rollcall.com/2014-elections-kansas-primary-pat-roberts-milton-wolf/|title=In Kansas, Conservatives Suffer From Mississippi Hangover|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=September 11, 2014|work=Roll Call|author=Alexis Levinson|archive-date=October 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004030459/http://atr.rollcall.com/2014-elections-kansas-primary-pat-roberts-milton-wolf/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://cjonline.com/news/2015-11-03/prospective-2016-us-senate-contender-milton-wolf-tries-terminate-his-campaign|title=Prospective 2016 U.S. Senate contender Milton Wolf tries to terminate his campaign committee|work=The Topeka Capital-Journal|last=Wingerter|first=Justin|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article61352987.html|title=Milton Wolf hints, but won't commit, to another race this year for the U.S. Senate from Kansas|work=The Kansas City Star|last=Kraske|first=Steve|date=February 19, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}}

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| title = Republican primary results {{cite news|url=http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_statistics.html |title=2016 Official Primary Results |date=August 2, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016 |publisher=Kansas Secretary of State }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jerry Moran (Incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 230,907

| percentage = 79.09%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = D. J. Smith

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 61,056

| percentage = 20.91%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 291,963

| percentage = 100.00%

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• Monique Singh-Bey, member of Universal African Peoples Organization{{cite news|last=Mason|first=Tori|date=December 1, 2015|work=WIBW|url=http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Topeka-native-announces-candidacy-for-US-Senate--359660981.html|title=Topeka native announces candidacy for U.S. Senate|access-date=March 10, 2016|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311024744/http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Topeka-native-announces-candidacy-for-US-Senate--359660981.html|url-status=dead}}
• Patrick Wiesner, attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/democrat-patrick-wiesner-files-for-jerry-moran-s-senate-seat/article_32f36fd7-310f-55fb-8c00-6873daf219f1.html|title=Democrat Patrick Wiesner files for Jerry Moran's Senate seat|work=The Hutchinson News|last=Clarkin|first=Mary|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=February 5, 2016|archive-date=October 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003015029/http://www.hutchnews.com/news/local_state_news/democrat-patrick-wiesner-files-for-jerry-moran-s-senate-seat/article_32f36fd7-310f-55fb-8c00-6873daf219f1.html|url-status=dead}}

• Carl Brewer, former mayor of Wichita
• Paul Davis, former minority leader of the Kansas House of Representatives and nominee for Governor of Kansas in 2014
• Jill Docking, businesswoman, former member of the Kansas Board of Regents, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014
• Dan Glickman, former U.S. Representative and former United States Secretary of Agriculture{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article44539935.html|title=Kansas Democrats see an opening but fear they can't take advantage|work=The Kansas City Star|last=Helling|first=Dave|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=March 22, 2016}}
• Greg Orman, businessman and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
• Joe Reardon, former mayor of Kansas City and Wyandotte County
• Kathleen Sebelius, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and former governor of Kansas{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/04/11/why-kathleen-sebeliuss-political-career-is-probably-over/|title=Why Kathleen Sebelius's political career is (probably) over|date=April 11, 2014|access-date=November 17, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Sean|last=Sullivan}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article7822977.html|title=Kathleen Sebelius criticizes Gov. Sam Brownback's vision for Kansas|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2015|work=The Kansas City Star|first=Steve|last=Kraske}}
• Jim Slattery, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2008
• Margie Wakefield, attorney and nominee for Kansas's 2nd congressional district in 2014

[[File:Kansas Democratic Senate primary, 2016.svg|250px|thumb|Results by county:

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{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Patrick Wiesner

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 59,522

| percentage = 62.94%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Monique Singh-Bey

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 35,042

| percentage = 37.06%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 94,564

| percentage = 100.00%

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• Robert Garrard, nominee for KS-02 in 2008

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| title = Libertarian primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Garrard

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes =  

| percentage = 100.00%

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| percentage = 100.00%

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• Greg Orman, businessman and Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014

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with Monique Singh-Bey

with Kathleen Sebelius

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jerry Moran (incumbent)

| votes = 732,376

| percentage = 62.18%

| change = -7.91%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Patrick Wiesner

| votes = 379,740

| percentage = 32.24%

| change = +5.86%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Robert D. Garrard

| votes = 65,760

| percentage = 5.58%

| change = +3.44%

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| party = Independent (United States)

| candidate = DJ Smith (write-in)

| votes = 46

| percentage = 0.00%

| change = N/A

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{{Election box total

| votes = 1,177,922

| percentage = 100.0%

| change = N/A

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{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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Moran won all 4 congressional districts.{{Cite web |title=DRA 2020 |url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::d5273801-39a6-4ad6-89fe-c0d1d7460680 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Daves Redistricting}}

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Official campaign websites

• [http://www.moranforkansas.com/ Jerry Moran (R) for Senate]
• [http://www.wiesnerforsenate.com/ Patrick Wiesner (D) for Senate]

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2016

United States Senate

Kansas