Kansas's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Kansas's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Derek Schmidt (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Kansas's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Derek Schmidt	Republican	57.1%	18.9
2022	Jake LaTurner	Republican	57.6%	15.3
2020	Jake LaTurner	Republican	55.1%	14.5
2018	Steve Watkins	Republican	47.6%	0.9
2016	Lynn Jenkins	Republican	60.9%	28.4
2014	Lynn Jenkins	Republican	57.0%	18.4
2012	Lynn Jenkins	Republican	57.0%	18.3
2010	Lynn Jenkins	Republican	63.1%	30.8
2008	Lynn Jenkins	Republican	50.6%	4.4
2006	Nancy Boyda	Democratic	50.6%	3.5
2004	Jim R. Ryun	Republican	56.2%	14.9
2002	Jim R. Ryun	Republican	60.4%	22.9
2000	Jim R. Ryun	Republican	67.4%	38.1
1998	Jim R. Ryun	Republican	61.0%	21.9
1980	James Edmund Jeffries	Republican	53.9%	7.8
1978	James Edmund Jeffries	Republican	52.0%	4.1
1976	Martha Keys	Democratic	50.7%	3.3

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Derek Schmidt Won	REP	172,847	57.09%
Nancy Boyda	DEM	115,685	38.21%
John Hauer	LIB	14,229	4.70%
Total		302,761

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jake LaTurner Won	REP	134,506	57.64%
Patrick Schmidt	DEM	98,852	42.36%
Total		233,358

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jake LaTurner Won	REP	185,464	55.15%
Michelle De La Isla	DEM	136,650	40.63%
Robert David Garrard	LIB	14,201	4.22%
Total		336,315

Questions and answers

Who represents Kansas's 2nd congressional district?

Derek Schmidt (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Kansas's 2nd congressional district?

Derek Schmidt won in 2024 by 18.9 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.