Kansas Congressman Defeated for Re-Election in Primary

Kansas held its primary on August 2. Incumbent member of the U.S. House Tim Huelskamp was defeated for the Republican nomination. This is only the fourth time this year that an incumbent member of Congress has been defeated in a major party primary. See this story. The other instances this year have been Republicans in North Carolina and Virginia, and a Democrat in Pennsylvania.


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Kansas Congressman Defeated for Re-Election in Primary — 2 Comments

  1. Too bad. This certainly sends the wrong message to those who are battling the big money establishment.

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