2014 United States Senate election in Kansas

2014 United States Senate election in Kansas
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kansas, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Senator Pat Roberts was re-elected to a fourth term against Independent Greg Orman and Libertarian nominee Randall Batson. The Democratic nominee, Chad Taylor, withdrew from the race.

Republican primary

Roberts gained negative press attention after criticism that he did not own a home in Kansas, with some comparing the situation to that of former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, who lost a 2012 Senate primary after a similar residency controversy.^[1] Roberts owns a home in Alexandria, Virginia.^[2] The primary was held on August 5, 2014.^[3]

Primary opponent Milton R. Wolf, a radiologist, was under investigation by a state medical ethics board for posting X-ray images of dead patients with macabre commentary to Facebook.^[4]

Candidates

Declared

Pat Roberts, incumbent senator^[5]
D.J. Smith, former Osawatomie city councilwoman^[6]
Milton R. Wolf, radiologist, conservative commentator and Barack Obama's second cousin^[7]
Alvin Zahnter, truck driver and Vietnam War veteran^[6]

Declined

Tim Huelskamp, U.S. representative (re-elected to House)^[8]
Kris Kobach, secretary of state of Kansas (re-elected as secretary of state)^[8]^[9]
Dennis Pyle, state senator^[10]^[11]
Todd Tiahrt, former U.S. representative (ran for KS-04)^[12]^[13]

Endorsements

Pat Roberts

;Statewide officials

Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida^[14]
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican nominee for vice president of the United States^[14]

Milton Wolf

U.S. representatives

Jim Ryun, former U.S. representative^[15]

Individuals

Mark Levin, host of The Mark Levin Show^[16]

Organizations

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts	D.J. Smith	Milton Wolf	Alvin Zahnter	Other	Undecided
The Tarrance Group^^[20]	January 13–15, 2014	501	± 4.5%	69%	—	15%	—	—	16%
Public Policy Polling^[21]	February 18–20, 2014	375	± 5.1%	49%	—	23%	—	—	28%
SurveyUSA^[22]	June 19–23, 2014	508	± 4.4%	56%	—	23%	—	8%	12%
GEB International^[23]	July 9, 2014	500	± 4.28%	42%	—	30%	—	—	28%
SurveyUSA^[24]	July 17–22, 2014	691	± 3.8%	50%	6%	30%	3%	—	12%
Daily Kos/Google Consumer Surveys^[25]	August 4, 2014	1,002	± 3.1%	53.4%	—	39.1%	—	—	7.5%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts	Someone more conservative	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	February 18–20, 2014	375	± 5.1%	43%	39%	18%
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	760	± 3.6%	42%	34%	24%

^ Internal poll for the Pat Roberts campaign

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts	Tim Huelskamp	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	760	± 3.6%	53%	22%	26%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts	Kris Kobach	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	760	± 3.6%	55%	19%	26%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts	Todd Tiahrt	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	760	± 3.6%	47%	26%	27%

Results

Republican primary results^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Roberts (incumbent)	127,089	48.08%
	Republican	Milton Wolf	107,799	40.78%
	Republican	D.J. Smith	15,288	5.78%
	Republican	Alvin E. Zahnter	13,935	5.26%
Total votes			264,340	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Chad Taylor, Shawnee County district attorney^[28]^[29]
Patrick Wiesner, attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[6]

Declined

Kathleen Sebelius, former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and former governor of Kansas^[30]^[31]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chad Taylor	Patrick Wiesner	Undecided
KSN News/SurveyUSA^[32]	July 17–22, 2014	322	± 5.6%	48%	17%	35%
KSN News/SurveyUSA^[33]	June 19–23, 2014	252	± 6.3%	41%	16%	43%

Results

Democratic primary results^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chad Taylor	35,067	53.3%
	Democratic	Patrick Wiesner	30,752	46.7%
Total votes			65,819	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Randall Batson, nominee for the State House in 2012^[34]

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Greg Orman, businessman, briefly ran in the Democratic primary in 2008 before dropping out^[35]^[36]

General election

Campaign

Republicans were worried about Roberts' campaign in August 2014, perceiving it as lethargic and inactive, that Roberts had a low favorability rating, and that internal polling suggested the race was rather close. At the behest of Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell as well as former Senator Bob Dole, Roberts fired his longtime campaign manager Leroy Towns in early September 2014. Chris LaCivita was brought in to revamp the race, and LaCivita protege Corry Bliss replaced Towns as campaign manager. Bliss urged Roberts focus on a strategy of tying Orman to President Obama at every turn, as Obama had low favorability ratings in Kansas. Roberts also began spending more time in Kansas, living in a hotel in Topeka rather than his home in Alexandria, Virginia.^[37]^[38]

On September 3, Democratic nominee Chad Taylor withdrew from the race.^[39] On September 4, Kris Kobach, the Republican Kansas Secretary of State, announced that Taylor would remain on the ballot because state law demands he declare himself "incapable of fulfilling the duties of office if elected" in order to be removed, which he did not do.^[40] Taylor challenged the decision, and on September 18 the Kansas Supreme Court decided that his name would be taken off the ballot.^[41]

On the same day, Kobach demanded the chairman of the Democratic Party name a replacement in eight days, saying he would consider litigation to force the party if they refused.^[42]

A registered Democrat with family ties to Republican Governor Sam Brownback's campaign also filed a petition with the Kansas Supreme Court on September 18 to force the Democratic Party to name a new candidate.^[43] Kobach ordered ballots to be mailed to overseas voters on September 20 without a Democratic candidate, but included a disclaimer that another ballot will be sent if the Democratic Party names a replacement candidate.^[44]

The state district court in Shawnee County threw out the petition, meaning no replacement for Taylor needed to be named.^[45]

The efforts by Bliss and other Republican strategists would ultimately prove successful. Roberts' polling improved in October. Roberts defeated Orman in the general election, winning reelection to a fourth term in office.^[37]

If Orman had been elected, the U.S. Senate would have had three independent senators for the first time in the chamber's history. This—and the question of whom Orman would choose to caucus with if elected—were large questions in the electoral contest, and because the Kansas race was showing tight in the polls, a subject of considerable national political discourse as well.^[46]

Fundraising

Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on Hand	Debt
Greg Orman (I)	$2,461,766	$3,298,186	$183,599	$1,124,982
Pat Roberts (R)	$5,383,491	$5,534,415	$927,449	0

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 8, 2014
Complete video of debate, October 15, 2014

Endorsements

Greg Orman (I)

Individuals

Tim Owens, Republican former state senator^[47]
Jim Sherow, former mayor of Manhattan and Democratic nominee for KS-01^[48]

Organizations

AFL-CIO^[49]
The Centrist Project^[50]
Human Rights Campaign^[51]
Traditional Republicans for Common Sense^[52]
Women for Kansas^[53]

Pat Roberts (R)

Organizations

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[58]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[59]	Lean R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[60]	Tossup	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[61]	Tossup	November 3, 2014

Polling

View source data.

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts (R)	Chad Taylor (D)	Greg Orman (I)	Randall Batson (L)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	February 18–20, 2014	693	± 3.7%	48%	32%	—	—	—	20%
Rasmussen Reports^[62]	April 16–17, 2014	750	± 4%	50%	32%	—	—	5%	13%
SurveyUSA^[63]	June 19–23, 2014	1068	± 3.1%	43%	33%	7%	5%	—	12%
SurveyUSA^[64]	July 17–22, 2014	1,208	± 2.9%	38%	33%	14%	4%	—	10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[65]	July 5–24, 2014	1,281	± 6.1%	53%	37%	—	—	7%	4%
Rasmussen Reports^[62]	August 6–7, 2014	750	± 4%	44%	40%	—	—	7%	8%
Public Policy Polling^[66]	August 14–17, 2014	903	± 3.3%	32%	25%	23%	3%	—	17%
				43%	39%	—	—	—	17%
				33%	—	43%	—	—	24%
KSN News/SurveyUSA^[67]	August 20–23, 2014	560	± 4.2%	37%	32%	20%	4%	—	6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[68]	August 18 – September 2, 2014	839	± 5%	47%	35%	—	—	2%	15%
KSN News/SurveyUSA^[69]	September 4–7, 2014	555	± 4.2%	36%	10%	37%	6%	—	11%
Public Policy Polling^[70]	September 11–14, 2014	1,328	± 2.7%	34%	6%^[a]	41%	4%	—	15%
Public Policy Polling^[70]	September 11–14, 2014	1,328	± 2.7%	36%	—	46%	—	—	17%
Fox News^[72]	September 14–16, 2014	604	± 4%	40%	11%^[b]	38%	4%	—	8%
Fox News^[72]	September 14–16, 2014	604	± 4%	42%	—	48%	—	—	8%
Rasmussen Reports^[62]	September 16–17, 2014	750	± 4%	40%	3%^[c]	45%	—	2%	10%
Rasmussen Reports^[62]	September 16–17, 2014	750	± 4%	39%	9%^[d]	38%	—	2%	12%
Remington Research^[73]	September 23, 2014	625	± 3.91%	42%	—	50%	3%	—	5%
Suffolk University^[74]	September 27–30, 2014	500	± 4.4%	41.2%	—	46.4%	0.8%	—	11.6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[75]	September 20 – October 1, 2014	2,013	± 3%	40%	—	40%	2%	0%	17%
NBC News/Marist^[76]	September 27 – October 1, 2014	511 LV	± 4.3%	38%	—	48%	5%	1%	9%
NBC News/Marist^[76]	September 27 – October 1, 2014	848 RV	± 3.4%	36%	—	46%	5%	1%	12%
Gravis Marketing^[77]	September 30 – October 1, 2014	850	± 3%	40%	—	47%	—	—	13%
SurveyUSA^[78]	October 2–5, 2014	549	± 4.3%	42%	—	47%	4%	—	7%
CNN/ORC^[79]	October 2–6, 2014	687	± 3.5%	49%	—	48%	—	—	3%
Fox News^[80]	October 4–7, 2014	702	± 3.5%	44%	—	39%	3%	4%	12%
Rasmussen Reports^[81]	October 7–8, 2014	750	± 4%	40%	—	52%	—	4%	4%
Public Policy Polling^[82]	October 9–12, 2014	1,081	± 3%	41%	—	44%	5%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling^[82]	October 9–12, 2014	1,081	± 3%	43%	—	46%	—	—	11%
Remington Research^[83]	October 9–12, 2014	1,091	± 2.97%	48%	—	46%	2%	—	4%
Monmouth University^[84]	October 16–19, 2014	429	± 4.7%	46%	—	46%	—	3%	5%
Rasmussen Reports^[62]	October 20–21, 2014	960	± 3%	44%	—	49%	—	3%	5%
Gravis Marketing^[85]	October 20–21, 2014	1,124	± 3%	45%	—	47%	—	—	8%
NBC News/Marist^[86]	October 18–22, 2014	757 LV	± 3.6%	44%	—	45%	4%	<1%	7%
NBC News/Marist^[86]	October 18–22, 2014	1,055 RV	± 3%	42%	—	45%	4%	1%	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[75]	October 16–23, 2014	1,973	± 4%	42%	—	38%	1%	0%	18%
Survey USA^[87]	October 22–26, 2014	623	± 4%	42%	—	44%	4%	—	10%
Fox News^[88]	October 28–30, 2014	907	± 3%	43%	—	44%	3%	1%	8%
YouGov^[89]	October 25–31, 2014	1,137	± 4.8%	38%	—	37%	2%	2%	22%
Public Policy Polling^[90]	October 30–31, 2014	752	± ?	47%	—	46%	3%	—	4%
Public Policy Polling^[91]	November 1–3, 2014	963	± 3.2%	46%	—	47%	3%	—	4%
Public Policy Polling^[91]	November 1–3, 2014	963	± 3.2%	47%	—	49%	—	—	3%

Hypothetical polling

With Huelskamp

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Huelskamp (R)	Carl Brewer (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	1,229	± 2.8%	40%	36%	—	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Huelskamp (R)	Mark Parkinson (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	1,229	± 2.8%	41%	35%	—	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Huelskamp (R)	Kathleen Sebelius (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	1,229	± 2.8%	46%	41%	—	13%

With Roberts

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts (R)	Carl Brewer (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	1,229	± 2.8%	50%	34%	—	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts (R)	Mark Parkinson (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	1,229	± 2.8%	49%	34%	—	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts (R)	Kathleen Sebelius (D)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports^[62]	April 16–17, 2014	750	± 4%	54%	37%	5%	4%
Public Policy Polling^[21]	February 18–20, 2014	693	± 3.7%	52%	38%	—	10%
Public Policy Polling^[26]	February 21–24, 2013	1,229	± 2.8%	51%	40%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pat Roberts (R)	Patrick Wiesner (D)	Randall Batson (L)	Greg Orman (I)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[63]	June 19–23, 2014	1068	± 3.1%	45%	29%	6%	8%	—	12%
SurveyUSA^[24]	July 17–22, 2014	1,208	± 2.9%	40%	27%	5%	17%	—	11%

With Wolf

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Milton Wolf (R)	Kathleen Sebelius (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	February 18–20, 2014	693	± 3.7%	46%	39%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Milton Wolf (R)	Chad Taylor (D)	Randall Batson (L)	Greg Orman (I)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling^[21]	February 18–20, 2014	693	± 3.7%	33%	32%	—	—	—	35%
SurveyUSA^[63]	June 19–23, 2014	1068	± 3.1%	33%	36%	6%	7%	—	18%
SurveyUSA^[24]	July 17–22, 2014	1,208	± 2.9%	33%	34%	5%	14%	—	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Milton Wolf (R)	Patrick Wiesner (D)	Randall Batson (L)	Greg Orman (I)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA^[63]	June 19–23, 2014	1068	± 3.1%	36%	30%	6%	8%	—	20%
SurveyUSA^[24]	July 17–22, 2014	1,208	± 2.9%	35%	28%	5%	16%	—	16%

Results

United States Senate election in Kansas, 2014^[92]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat Roberts (incumbent)	460,350	53.15%	−6.91%
	Independent	Greg Orman	368,372	42.53%	N/A
	Libertarian	Randall Batson	37,469	4.32%	+2.20%
Total votes			866,191	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Independent

Douglas (largest city: Lawrence)
Wyandotte (largest city: Kansas City)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent

Shawnee (largest city: Topeka)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Atchison (largest city: Atchison)

By congressional district

Roberts won three of four congressional districts, with Orman winning the remaining one, which elected a Republican.^[93]

District	Roberts	Orman	Representative
1st	63%	32%	Tim Huelskamp
2nd	49%	46%	Lynn Jenkins
3rd	47%	50%	Kevin Yoder
4th	54%	41%	Mike Pompeo

Notes

^ Poll did not tell respondents that Taylor had withdrawn until after they answered.^[71]
^ Poll did not tell respondents that Taylor had withdrawn.
^ Rasmussen does not specify whether respondents were given the option of voting for a withdrawn Taylor, or they specifically named him.
^ With Taylor still listed on the ballot

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^ "OurCampaigns". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 17, 2025.

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[74] Poll did not tell respondents that Taylor had withdrawn.

[75] Rasmussen does not specify whether respondents were given the option of voting for a withdrawn Taylor, or they specifically named him.

[76] With Taylor still listed on the ballot

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