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Dennis Moore wins re-election to sixth term over Nick Jordan
Economy, bailout key contentions throughout race
November 5, 2008
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Topeka — Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore won re-election in the 3rd Congressional District over Republican challenger Nick Jordan.
With 581 of 603 precincts reporting early this morning, Moore led Jordan 56 percent to 40 percent.
In Douglas County, Moore won 70.22 percent of the vote.
Moore, seeking his sixth term, was the only member of the state's delegation to support the recently enacted $700 billion financial industry rescue package, and his support became a key issue in his race.
Moore said the rescue plan was necessary to shore up the economy, but Jordan favored "free-market" ideas, such as suspending the federal tax on capital gains.
"Our economy is facing many challenges, but there are steps that we can take," Moore said in response to a question from the Journal-World about the nation's economic woes.
Among those steps, he said, are decreasing "the federal debt : providing relief to hard-working families (including efforts to stabilize the current housing market and provide relief through the stimulus package) and developing a comprehensive energy package that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lowering gas prices and promoting new industries for American businesses and workers."
Moore, a former Johnson County district attorney, was first elected to the 3rd District seat in 1998.
Jordan, a small-business owner in Shawnee and a state senator, was making his first run for federal office.
The district includes east Lawrence and Johnson and Wyandotte counties.
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Republican incumbent Todd Tiahrt claimed an eighth term in the 4th Congressional District.
With 507 of 568 precincts reporting early this morning, Tiahrt had 63 percent of the vote, easily outdistancing Democrat Donald Betts, a state senator from Wichita.
Tiahrt is the senior member of the Kansas delegation in the House.
He first was elected in 1994, when he unseated longtime Democratic incumbent Dan Glickman.
Betts has been a state legislator since 2003.
The state's other incumbent, Republican Rep. Jerry Moran, defeated Democrat challenger Jim Bordonaro in the 1st District.
Moran had the widest margin of victory, winning more than 82 percent of the vote. Moran was first elected to the House in 1996.
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5 November 2008
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dweezil222 (Anonymous) says…
I don't understand how Moore managed to win, and Boyda couldn't pull it off. Moore is just a tool.
5 November 2008
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srj (Anonymous) says…
You know the party will push hard for Moore to run for Senate if Sebelius does not.
5 November 2008
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tomwbarker (Anonymous) says…
Ugghhhhh, yeah I was pretty sure Moore was gonna win to my displeasure. But, still confused how Boyda did not pull it off … I mean all those damn mailers and paper inserts.
5 November 2008
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Confrontation (Anonymous) says…
Hooray for the Moore campaign! There a sign of some intelligence in Kansas, afterall!
5 November 2008
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Pay_N_My_Way (Anonymous) says…
Moore has got to go. He is beginning to be a fixture in the House. This has distorted his judgement.
5 November 2008
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Mkh (Anonymous) says…
I can't believe anyone who voted for the Banker Bailout Bill Twice would get relected! The 3rd Congressional District is obviously dominated by morons.
5 November 2008
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dweezil222 (Anonymous) says…
srj (Anonymous) says: You know the party will push hard for Moore to run for Senate if Sebelius does not.======================I sincerely hope you're wrong about that, or at least that Sebelius opts to run and makes it a moot point.
5 November 2008
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Martini_Boy (Anonymous) says…
Brother, not another term for this terd. He can play a guitar, big deal. How about kicking some butt and not bailout corp executives…..