CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Jerry Moran (R) | 214,328 | 89% |
| Jack W. Warner (LIBERT) | 25,581 | 11% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: AUGUST 1, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Republican |
| Jerry Moran | 88,943 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
KANSAS 1
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Rural West - Salina; Hutchinson; Dodge City
Stretching across 66 counties, the fiscally conservative 1st covers most
of rural Kansas. Starting in east central Kansas, where cattle graze in the
nearly treeless prairie of Flint Hills, the 1st takes in farmland and ends
at the western Kansas border. In land area, it covers two-thirds of Kansas
and is bigger than most U.S. states (including 23 of the 26 states east of
the Mississippi River).
The 1st's economy is wedded to agriculture, an industry that suffered
from weather disasters in the 1980s and falling commodity prices in the
'90s. More and more rural residents have packed their bags for the cities to
escape the tough farming life.
In the west, towns such as Garden City and Dodge City rely on
meat-packing and tourism. Thriving beef-processing plants continue to draw
Mexican and Asian immigrants. In the eastern part of the 1st, the district's
second largest city, Hutchinson, is dominated by farm- and food-related
business.
Home to former Sen. Bob Dole, the district is comfortably Republican,
although it did exhibit an independent streak in the 1992 presidential
election, giving Ross Perot 29 percent of the vote. The GOP also dominates
local offices, except in Hutchinson and Hays, where Fort Hays State U. helps
to elect a few Democrats.
Major Industry
Agriculture, manufacturing, oil and gas
Population
619,371 (1990)
Cities
Salina, 44,176; Hutchinson, 39,015; Garden City, 25,366 (1996)
People
51% rural; 17% age 65+ (ranks first of four in state; top third nationally);
62% married couples, 28% married couples with children; 15% college educated
(ranks fourth of four in state; bottom third nationally); 46% white collar
(ranks fourth of four in state; bottom third nationally), 28% blue collar
(ranks second of four in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
94% white, 1% black, 1% Asian; 5% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$23,433 (ranks fourth of four in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's burial place and presidential library in
Abilene; Film actor and director Dennis Hopper from Dodge City.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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