Sharice Davids

In the 2024 House race for KS-3, Sharice Davids (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Prasanth Reddy (R) who received 42.6%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Sharice Davids's 10.8-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

As the incumbent, Sharice Davids benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2022 House race for KS-3, Sharice Davids (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Amanda L. Adkins (R) who received 42.8%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Sharice Davids's 12.2-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

As the incumbent, Sharice Davids benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Sharice Davids won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office).

In the 2020 House race for KS-3, Sharice Davids (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Amanda L. Adkins (R) who received 43.6%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Sharice Davids's 10.1-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2018 House race for KS-03, Sharice Davids (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Kevin Yoder (R) who received 43.9%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Sharice Davids's 9.7-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

Sharice Davids defeated the incumbent Kevin Yoder (R), which is a significant political event — most incumbents win re-election by wide margins. This was a general election upset. As a Democrat, Sharice Davids benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.