All precincts reporting / 350,905 total votes / Unofficial results / Precinct breakdown
- Dennis Moore DEM 197,642 votes 56.3%
- Nick Jordan GOP 139,674 votes 39.8%
- Joe Bellis LIB 9,768 votes 2.8%
- Roger Tucker REF 3,821 votes 1.1%
Completed candidate chats
- Nick Jordan October 17 at 1:30 p.m. Read transcript
- Dennis Moore October 23 at 11 a.m. Read transcript
- Speculation swirls about Rep. Moore’s re-election plans
- December 4, 2008
- National political media — including National Review, Hotline and Politico.com — are speculating that Dennis Moore will retire at the end of his current term.
- Dennis Moore wins re-election to sixth term over Nick Jordan
- Economy, bailout key contentions throughout race
- November 5, 2008
- 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.
- Federal races: U.S. House of Representatives 3rd District
- November 2, 2008
- In the race for the 3rd District congressional seat, it’s no surprise the U.S. economy is a hot topic as Election Day approaches. Incumbent Dennis Moore, a Lenexa Democrat seeking his sixth term, says there’s plenty of blame to spread around but insists he’d rather look forward to forging a solution to the troubles plaguing the U.S. and global economies.
- Economy key issue in 3rd District House race
- October 31, 2008
- In the race for the 3rd District congressional seat, it’s no surprise the U.S. economy is a hot topic as Election Day approaches.
- Jordan ad cites story unrelated to election
- October 25, 2008
- A television campaign ad by Republican Nick Jordan that criticizes Democratic U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore over current economic problems cites a Lawrence Journal-World article that had nothing to do with the political race.
- Candidates to chat online this week
- October 20, 2008
- Eleven candidates running for office in the Nov. 4 general election will chat with LJWorld.com readers this week.
- Jordan levels charges at Moore
- October 16, 2008
- Republican congressional candidate Nick Jordan on Thursday charged his opponent, 3rd District U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore, as a major contributor to the country’s current economic crisis.
- Baker forum draws candidates for several state, county seats
- October 15, 2008
- Baker University students showed their concern about the national economy by the questions they posed to state and local candidates at a forum Tuesday night on campus.
- New ballots easier for voters to read
- October 6, 2008
- The ballot for Douglas County voters will look different in the Nov. 4 general election. But County Clerk Jamie Shew says the changes are not drastic and are necessary to help voters better read and understand the ballot. “People find this far easier to read, clear to read, easier to use,” Shew said. “It doesn’t change. You still mark the ovals.”
- Senate candidates to speak at forum
- September 30, 2008
- Candidates for two state Senate positions will participate in a forum today at Lawrence High School, 1901 La. In the District 2 race, state Sen. Marci Francisco, D-Lawrence, and Republican Scott Morgan will answer questions starting at 7 p.m. The forum for candidates in District 3, between state Sen. Roger Pine, a Republican, and state Rep. Tom Holland, a Democrat, will start at 8 p.m.
- Political forums start next week
- September 28, 2008
- Candidates for federal, state and county positions will take questions at forums starting next week. The events are sponsored by the nonpartisan Voter Education Coalition and are free and open to the public. On Tuesday, candidates for two state Senate seats will participate in a forum at Lawrence High School, 1901 La.
- Extra page on ballot could cost thousands
- September 1, 2008
- The number of races and questions on the general election ballot appears to be a double-edged sword for Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew and election officials. The presidential, congressional, state and county races, plus three Lawrence sales tax questions, should help boost voter turnout. But it also means lots of words on the ballot.
- Moore blasts President Bush
- Kansas delegates reflect on historic nomination
- August 28, 2008
- U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., on Thursday said he looked forward to the end of President Bush’s administration.
- Vulgar e-mail accidentally sent by Slattery staffer
- August 27, 2008
- A Jim Slattery for Senate staffer apologized Tuesday afternoon for a blast e-mail that included obscene language about Sen. Pat Roberts. Ian Staples, Slattery’s campaign deputy communications director, blamed a computer malfunction that sent out a message soliciting negative stories about Roberts, a Republican seeking his third Senate term.
- Moore says off-shore drilling no cure-all for energy woes
- August 19, 2008
- While he made the rounds in Lawrence on Monday, U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., said expanding off-shore oil and gas drilling was no cure-all to the nation’s energy supply problems. “I really, truly believe what we need to do again is take a comprehensive approach: renewables, alternatives, wind energy,” Moore said. “Whatever Kansas could do with wind energy is a small, but very important, part of an overall solution, I think.”
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