All precincts reporting / 220,867 total votes / Unofficial results / Precinct breakdown
- Nancy Boyda DEM 111,759 votes 50.6%
- Jim Ryun Incumbent, GOP 104,128 votes 47.1%
- Roger Tucker REF 4,980 votes 2.3%
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- City may find itself in new district
- October 24, 2009
- All of Lawrence could be moved into the 2nd Congressional District in time for the 2012 election when the Kansas Legislature reconsiders its boundaries after the 2010 Census.
- Boyda endorses Obama
- June 11, 2008
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka, has endorsed Barack Obama for president. Last week, Boyda withheld her endorsement.
- Jenkins, Ryun square off in GOP contest for Congressional seat
- June 9, 2008
- Jim Ryun touts his experience in Congress, but Lynn Jenkins said voters are looking for new blood in the 2nd congressional district Republican Party contest.
- GOP hopes to reclaim 2nd Congressional District seat
- Ryun suggests he may challenge Boyda in 2008; state Treasurer Jenkins also considered a contender
- January 30, 2007
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Democrat, has been in office less than one month, but potential Republican opponents in 2008 are starting to angle for a shot at making her a one-term congresswoman.
- Boyda takes oath of office
- January 4, 2007
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka, took the oath of office on the House floor with the other 434 House members this afternoon minutes after Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., formally became the first woman Speaker of the House in the history of the United States.
- Boyda settles into D.C. office
- January 3, 2007
- U.S. Rep.-elect Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka, turned the key at 9:45 a.m. EST today and opened her new Congressional office. The Great Seal of Kansas was posted next to the front door on the seventh floor of the Rayburn House Office Building.
- Read the full transcript of the Boyda interview
- December 18, 2006
- New Kansas representative sits down to talk past, future.
- Boyda undergoes House orientation
- Rep.-elect aims for seat on Armed Services committee
- November 14, 2006
- During a quick break between orientation meetings Monday on Capitol Hill, newly elected House member Nancy Boyda summed up her feelings in two words: “Overwhelming responsibility.” Boyda, a Democrat who defeated five-term Kansas Republican Rep. Jim Ryun last week, was among 50 incoming House freshmen learning the basics about being a federal lawmaker. “We haven’t broken ground on how we’re going to solve health care yet,” she joked.
- Ryun speaks about defeat, uncertain about his future
- November 10, 2006
- Republican Rep. Jim Ryun made no excuses Thursday for his defeat Election Day, focusing more on the transition from statesman to citizen.
- Democrats dominate
- November 8, 2006
- U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, R-Kan., didn’t know what hit him. A five-term incumbent, Ryun was soundly defeated Tuesday by Democratic challenger Nancy Boyda, stunning most observers and contributing to a Democratic recapture of the U.S. House.
- Boyda’s call for change attracts Capitol cheers
- November 6, 2006
- Some carried signs. Some carried flags, babies or even a toy poodle wearing campaign regalia.
- Bush revs up GOP crowd
- President praises ‘honorable’ Ryun
- November 5, 2006
- Thirty-six hours before Americans go to the polls, President Bush was in Kansas trying to bolster U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun’s campaign and stop a wave of discontent about the war in Iraq that threatens a Democratic takeover of Congress.
- Boyda holds rally on Statehouse steps
- Urges voters to reject Jim Ryun at the polls
- 04:46 p.m., November 5, 2006 Updated 10:09 p.m.
- Rally held just ahead of Topeka appearance by President Bush.
- LIVE BLOG: President Bush visits Kansas to boost Ryun
- Speech to begin after 6 p.m.
- 02:36 p.m., November 5, 2006 Updated 06:51 p.m.
- First, there’s a Nancy Boyda rally.
- Campaigns at fever pitch in final days before election
- November 5, 2006
- Watching television, listening to the radio, answering the phone, surfing the Web, thumbing through the mail or even just answering the doorbell won’t be for the weak-hearted during the next few days.
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