CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Jim Ryun (R) | 164,951 | 67% |
| Stanley Wiles (D) | 71,709 | 29% |
| Ira Dennis "Dennis" Hawver (LIBERT) | 8,099 | 3% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: AUGUST 1, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Stanley Wiles | 22,897 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Jim Ryun | 57,740 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
KANSAS 2
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East - Topeka; Leavenworth; Pittsburg
Located in the eastern part of Kansas, the 2nd contains 25 counties and
runs the entire length of the state from Nebraska to Oklahoma. The
moderately conservative district is a combination of rural farm communities
and urbanized areas, including the state capital, Topeka. Two-thirds of
district residents live in the Topeka area.
Republicans do well in the district's rural regions, while Democrats are
more successful in Topeka and the state's blue-collar southeast corner.
Although the 2nd is described as conservative, it is not overwhelmingly
Republican; the 2nd was the only congressional district in Kansas where
native son Bob Dole failed to win 50 percent or more of the vote in the 1996
presidential election.
The 2nd's economy has experienced slow but steady growth, and
unemployment is low. Most of the district's jobs revolve around agriculture,
particularly wheat. State government is Topeka's largest employer. Fort
Riley, in Riley County, and Fort Leavenworth also add to the 2nd's economy,
although Fort Riley suffered a round of cutbacks in the mid-1990s.
Major Industry
Agriculture, defense, manufacturing
Military Bases
Fort Riley (Army) 10,269 military, 3,451 civilian; Fort Leavenworth (Army)
3,144 military, 2,279 civilian (1997)
Population
619,385 (1990)
Cities
Topeka, 126,062 (1998); Manhattan, 42,117; Leavenworth, 39,431 (1996)
People
41% rural; 14% age 65+ (ranks second of four in state; top third
nationally); 60% married couples, 29% married couples with children; 18%
college educated (ranks third of four in state, middle third nationally);
54% white collar (ranks third of four in state, middle third nationally),
26% blue collar (ranks third of four in state, middle third nationally)
(1990)
Race
90% white, 6% black, 1% Asian; 3% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$24,903 (ranks third of four in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Boxer Rocky Graziano got his start while at the federal penitentiary in
Leavenworth; Cowboy and Old West stage show proprietor William "Buffalo
Bill" Cody from Leavenworth.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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