HOUSE
Kansas KS-02 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
OPEN
Jake LaTurner (R)
Retiring
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Mar 6, 2023D +50
R +50
R +11
Race summary
Rep. Jake LaTurner’s surprise retirement after just two terms cleared the way for former Attorney General Derek Schmidt — who came up two points short against Gov. Laura Kelly in 2022 — to mount a comeback.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Jun 1, 2024
Primary Election: Aug 6, 2024
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Full Bio:
LATURNER, Jake, a Representative from Kansas; born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kans., February 17, 1988; graduated from Galena High School, Galena, Kans.; B.A., Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kans.; customer service representative; staff, United States Representative Lynn Jenkins, 2009-2012; member of the Kansas state senate, 2013-2017; Kansas state treasurer, 2017-2020; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress (January 3, 2021 – Present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Kansas - 02
East and southeast: Topeka, Kansas City, Pittsburg
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Aug 23, 2024
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