Roger Marshall unseats Rep. Tim Huelskamp in bitter Republican primary
Source: The Topeka Capital-Journal
Roger Marshall unseats Rep. Tim Huelskamp in bitter Republican primary
Marshall: 'I'm just happy for Kansas...I think Kansas won tonight.'
Posted: August 2, 2016 - 10:26pm
By Justin Wingerter
justin.wingerter@cjonline.com
For the first time in 70 years, a congressman representing the state’s 1st District was defeated in a primary as political novice Roger Marshall edged past U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp on Tuesday, ending a divisive contest between two Republicans that hinged on personality rather than policy.
“I truly am speechless,” Marshall said in an interview. “I’m just happy for Kansas...I think Kansas won tonight.”
Marshall said he and his wife were gearing up for a late night Tuesday after polling showed the race between himself and Huelskamp to be close. Instead, the margin of victory was more than a dozen percentage points.
“I’m shocked,” Marshall said. “All of our internal polling had us up one or two percent.”
Well-funded by his own pocketbook and those of donors, Marshall battled Huelskamp for more than a year across the 63-county district that covers most of the state, including its entire western half. The Great Bend obstetrician and hospital executive seized on Huelskamp’s removal from the House Agriculture Committee and opposition to the 2014 farm bill as emblematic of the congressman’s uncompromising conservatism harming constituents.
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Tea Party Congressman Loses Primary
Rep. Tim Huelskamp, chairman of the Tea Party Caucus, was beaten by a GOP moderate.
08/02/2016 11:46 pm ET | Updated 3 minutes ago
Matt Fuller
Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Pos
WASHINGTON ― One of the biggest winners from the departure of ex-Speaker John Boehner is now one of the few losers in the 2016 primary season.
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) became just the third Republican this year to lose a primary, falling Tuesday night to Roger Marshall, an obstetrician who argued he’d be a more reasonable and effective lawmaker for Kansans. Marshall’s win all but guarantees he’ll represent the safely Republican district next year.
Huelskamp, during his three terms in Congress, developed a prickly reputation for regular dissent on GOP bills, and for two votes to oust Boehner. Huelskamp was an original member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, a rambunctious group of roughly 40 conservatives who are often at odds with Republican leadership.
While Huelskamp’s loss is a blow to the Freedom Caucus, his primary race was more than just a generic GOP conservative-vs.-establishment contest.
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