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Kansas, State House, District 86

Kansas House of Representatives District 86
Current incumbentJim Ward Democratic Party

Kansas' eighty-sixth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Jim Ward.

Kansas state representatives represent an average of 22,825 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 21,507 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Kansas legislators assume office the second Monday of January after their election.

Qualifications

Section 4 of Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution states, "During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$88.66/day$144/day

Pension

As of 2011, when pensions are calculated for Kansas legislators, their normal annual salary is inflated by nearly $78,000. This is composed of $32,982, which comes from multiplying their daily salary by 372 (the number of days they would work if in session every day and if every month had 31 days), $45,756 from adding in their daily per diem (also based on 372 days) and $7,083 from expense payments. According to former state Senator Steve Morris, this is intended as compensation because of low legislative salaries which are seen as difficult to raise.

Vacancies

The Governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The political party committee that last held the vacant seat must call for a convention within 21 days of the vacancy. The convention is designed to select the Governor's appointee and involves all the committeemen and committeewomen that represent the vacant house district.

The committeemen and committeewomen present for voting must approve a replacement on a simple majority vote. Once the vote has been conducted, the party committee must send the paperwork certifying the selection to the Governor within 24 hours or the next business day. The Governor has seven days after receiving the paperwork to act on the appointment.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 86

Incumbent Jim Ward (D) defeated Jim Price (R) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jim Ward (D)
63.9
3,138

Jim Price (R)
36.1
1,770

Total votes: 4,908
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86

Incumbent Jim Ward defeated Alexander Vulgamore in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jim Ward (D)
85.8
902

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Alexander Vulgamore (D)
14.2
149

Total votes: 1,051
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86

Jim Price advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jim Price (R)
100
813

Total votes: 813

2016

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Jim Ward defeated Christopher Drake and James Pruden in the Kansas House of Representatives District 86 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 86 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Ward Incumbent 58.53% 3,336
Republican Christopher Drake 33.23% 1,894
Libertarian James Pruden 8.25% 470
Total Votes 5,700
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Jim Ward ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 86 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jim Ward Incumbent (unopposed)
Christopher Drake ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 86 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 86 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Christopher Drake (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Jim Ward was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ward defeated James Pruden (L) in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 86, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Ward Incumbent 71.7% 2,760
Libertarian James Pruden 28.3% 1,088
Total Votes 3,848

2012

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2012. Incumbent Jim Ward (D) defeated John Stevens (R) and James Pruden (L) in the general election and defeated incumbent Judith Loganbill in the Democratic primary. Stevens was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 86, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJim Ward Incumbent 58.9% 3,389
Republican John Stevens 35.7% 2,056
Libertarian James Pruden 5.4% 312
Total Votes 5,757

Kansas House of Representatives, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Ward Incumbent 56.9% 468
Judith Loganbill Incumbent 43.1% 354
Total Votes 822

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 86 raised a total of $288,733. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $12,554 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 86

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $35,019 3 $11,673
2014 $23,270 2 $11,635
2012 $40,793 4 $10,198
2010 $26,564 2 $13,282
2008 $42,473 3 $14,158
2006 $63,711 4 $15,928
2004 $32,138 2 $16,069
2002 $8,588 1 $8,588
2000 $16,177 2 $8,089
Total $288,733 23 $12,554