2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for Kansas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Kansas
Lynn Jenkins (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Nancy Boyda (D) by 4.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lynn JenkinsRepublican · winner
50.6%155,532
Nancy BoydaDemocrat
46.2%142,013
Leslie S. MartinReform
1.7%5,080
Robert GarrardLibertarian
1.5%4,683
307,308 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Nancy BoydaLynn Jenkins
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$0
Cash on hand
$137.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 26, 2008; FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008
The candidates
Lynn Jenkins (R)Nancy Boyda (D)
Also on the ballot: Leslie S. Martin (Reform), 1.7%; Robert Garrard (Libertarian), 1.5%