The 2nd District, which includes Lawrence and much of eastern Kansas, and the 3rd District, in the Kansas City metropolitan area, are both seen as Republican seats that are in play this year, according to national political handicapping websites.
In the 2nd District, where incumbent Republican Lynn Jenkins is stepping down after five terms, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a project of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, and the nonpartisan website Real Clear Politics are calling the race a toss-up.
Real Clear Politics also rates the 3rd District as a toss-up, although the other three handicappers rate it as leaning Republican. That’s where Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder is running for re-election in a district that Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowly carried in the 2016 presidential election.
