James Thompson, Democratic candidate for the seat representing Kansas' 4th Congressional District, campaigns at the Anchor restaurant in downtown Wichita. When President Trump plucked conservative members of Congress to fill his Cabinet, it set off a slew of special elections -- starting with Tuesday's contest in Kansas. Trump easily won the Wichita-area district held by Mike Pompeo, now the CIA director, since 2011. Losing one seat to Democrats wouldn't necessarily be devastating for House Republicans. In what is sure to be a low-turnout spring vote, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its assessment of the GOP's hold on the Kansas seat from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican."

Source: Los Angeles Times April 11, 2017 16:50 UTC