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Kansas, State House, District 76

Kansas House of Representatives District 76
Current incumbentEric Smith Republican Party

Kansas' seventy-sixth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Eric Smith.

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 76

Incumbent Eric Smith (R) won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 76 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Eric Smith (R)
100
7,038

Total votes: 7,038
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Eric Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 76 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Eric Smith (R)
100
2,832

Total votes: 2,832

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 Peggy Mast (R) did not seek re-election.

Eric Smith defeated Teresa Briggs in the Kansas House of Representatives District 76 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 76 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Smith 63.69% 5,955
Democratic Teresa Briggs 36.31% 3,395
Total Votes 9,350
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Kelly Atherton defeated Teresa Briggs in the Kansas House of Representatives District 76 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 76 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Teresa Briggs 50.06% 398
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kelly Atherton 49.94% 397
Total Votes 795

Eric Smith ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 76 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 76 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Smith (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. Teresa Briggs was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Peggy Mast defeated Jeffrey Freeman in the Republican primary. Bill Otto ran as an independent candidate. Mast defeated Briggs and Otto in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 76, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Mast Incumbent 47.9% 3,516
Democratic Teresa Briggs 31% 2,279
Independent Bill Otto 21.1% 1,548
Total Votes 7,343

Kansas House of Representatives, District 76 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Mast Incumbent 68.9% 1,663
Jeffrey Freeman 31.1% 751
Total Votes 2,414

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 Peggy Mast (R) defeated Janet L. Lewis (D) in the general election. Lewis was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mast defeated incumbent Bill Otto and incumbent William Prescott in the Republican primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 76 raised a total of $372,790. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $15,533 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 76

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $28,276 3 $9,425
2014 $92,447 4 $23,112
2012 $48,851 4 $12,213
2010 $36,685 2 $18,343
2008 $59,145 3 $19,715
2006 $36,276 2 $18,138
2004 $30,700 2 $15,350
2002 $30,003 3 $10,001
2000 $10,407 1 $10,407
Total $372,790 24 $15,533