2024 Kansas Senate election

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2024 Kansas Senate election
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  2020 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)2028 

All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Ty Masterson Dinah Sykes Dennis Pyle
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Leader's seat 16th District 21st district 1st district
Current seats28111
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 20

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring
     Independent incumbent     Republican and Democratic incumbent
     New Seat

Incumbent President of the Senate

Ty Masterson
Republican



The 2024 Kansas Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections. All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate will be up for election and the primary will be held on August 6, 2024. [1]

Contents

Retirements

Eleven incumbents will not seek re-election.

Republicans

  1. District 17: Jeff Longbine is retiring. [2]
  2. District 18: Kristen O'Shea is retiring. [3]
  3. District 23: Robert S. Olson is retiring. [4]
  4. District 26: Dan Kerschen is retiring. [5]
  5. District 31: Carolyn McGinn is retiring. [6]
  6. District 33: Alicia Straub is retiring to run for Barton County Clerk. [7]
  7. District 34: Mark Steffen is retiring. [8]
  8. District 35: Rick Wilborn is retiring to run for State House. [9]
  9. District 37: Molly Baumgardner is retiring. [10]
  10. District 39: John Doll is retiring. [11]

Democrats

  1. District 3: Tom Holland is retiring. [12]

Summary by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
1st Dennis Pyle Rep
2nd Marci Francisco Dem
3rd Tom HollandDem
Rick Kloos [lower-alpha 1] Rep
4th David Haley Dem
5th Jeff Pittman Dem
6th Pat Pettey Dem
7th Ethan Corson Dem
8th Cindy Holscher Dem
9th Beverly Gossage Rep
10th Mike Thompson Rep
11th Kellie Warren Rep
12th Caryn Tyson Rep
13th Tim Shallenburger [lower-alpha 2] Rep
14th Michael Fagg Rep
15th Virgil Peck Jr. Rep
16th Ty Masterson Rep
17th Jeff LongbineRep
18th Kristen O'SheaRep
19th New Seat
20th Brenda Dietrich Rep
21st Dinah Sykes Dem
22nd Usha Reddi [lower-alpha 3] Dem
23rd Robert S. OlsonRep
24th J. R. Claeys Rep
25th Mary Ware Dem
26th Dan KerschenRep
27th Chase Blasi [lower-alpha 4] Rep
28th Mike Petersen Rep
29th Oletha Faust-Goudeau Dem
30th Renee Erickson Rep
31st Carolyn McGinnRep
32nd Larry Alley Rep
33rd Alicia StraubRep
34th Mark SteffenRep
35th Rick WilbornRep
36th Elaine Bowers Rep
37th Molly BaumgardnerRep
38th Bud Estes Rep
39th John DollRep
40th Rick Billinger Rep

Results by district

District 1

2024 Kansas Senate District 1 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Bowser
Republican John Eplee
Republican Dennis Pyle (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 2

2024 Kansas Senate District 2 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marci Francisco (incumbent)
Democratic Christina Haswood
Total votes100.0

District 3

2024 Kansas Senate District 3 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Kloos (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 3 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dena Sattler
Total votes100.0

District 4

2024 Kansas Senate District 4 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Haley (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 5

2024 Kansas Senate District 5 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeff Pittman (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 5 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Klemp
Republican Echo Van Meteren
Total votes100.0

District 6

2024 Kansas Senate District 6 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Pettey (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 6 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tabitha Burt
Total votes100.0

District 7

2024 Kansas Senate District 7 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ethan Corson (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 8

2024 Kansas Senate District 8 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cindy Holscher (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 8 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Benee Hudson
Total votes100.0

District 9

2024 Kansas Senate District 9 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Beverly Gossage (incumbent)
Republican Bryan Zesiger
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 9 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Norman Mallicoat
Total votes100.0

District 10

2024 Kansas Senate District 10 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Thompson (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 10 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrew Mall
Total votes100.0

District 11

2024 Kansas Senate District 11 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kellie Warren (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 11 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Thurlow
Total votes100.0

District 12

2024 Kansas Senate District 12 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stetson Kern
Republican Caryn Tyson (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 13

2024 Kansas Senate District 13 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Owen
Republican Tim Shallenburger (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 13 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Austin Stapleton
Total votes100.0

District 14

2024 Kansas Senate District 14 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Fagg (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 15

2024 Kansas Senate District 15 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Virgil Peck (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 16

2024 Kansas Senate District 16 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ty Masterson (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 16 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sasha Islam
Total votes100.0

District 17

2024 Kansas Senate District 17 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Argabright
Republican David Schneider
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District # Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lillian Lingenfelter
Total votes100.0

District 18

2024 Kansas Senate District 18 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kenny Titus
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 18 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthew Robin
Total votes100.0

District 19

2024 Kansas Senate District 19 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cynthia Smith
Republican Tyler Wible
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 19 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vic Miller
Democratic Patrick Schmidt
Democratic ShaMecha King Simms
Total votes100.0

District 20

2024 Kansas Senate District 20 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brenda Dietrich (incumbent)
Republican Josh Powell
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 20 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Candace Ayers
Total votes100.0

District 21

2024 Kansas Senate District 21 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dinah Sykes (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 22

2024 Kansas Senate District 22 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Usha Reddi (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 22 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brad Starnes
Total votes100.0

District 23

2024 Kansas Senate District 23 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adam Thomas
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 23 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stacey Knoell
Total votes100.0

District 24

2024 Kansas Senate District 24 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J.R. Claeys (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 24 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Josh Baker
Total votes100.0

District 25

2024 Kansas Senate District 25 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Ware (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 25 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keenan Smith
Total votes100.0

District 26

2024 Kansas Senate District 26 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chase Blasi (incumbent)
Republican J.C. Moore
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 26 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raymond Shore Jr.
Total votes100.0

District 27

2024 Kansas Senate District 27 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Claeys
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 27 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer Herington
Total votes100.0

District 28

2024 Kansas Senate District 28 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Petersen (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 29

2024 Kansas Senate District 29 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 30

2024 Kansas Senate District 30 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Renee Erickson (incumbent)
Republican Sam Jones
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 30 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Smith
Total votes100.0

District 31

2024 Kansas Senate District 31 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen Owens
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 31 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Miller
Total votes100.0

District 32

2024 Kansas Senate District 32 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry Alley (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 32 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lawrence Moreno
Democratic Michael Soetaert
Total votes100.0

District 33

2024 Kansas Senate District 33 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tory Marie Arnberger
Republican John Sturn
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 33 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthew Westenfeld
Total votes100.0

District 34

2024 Kansas Senate District 34 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Fee
Republican Michael Murphy
Total votes100.0

District 35

2024 Kansas Senate District 35 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican TJ Rose
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 35 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason Anderson
Total votes100.0

District 36

2024 Kansas Senate District 36 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Elaine Bowers (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 37

2024 Kansas Senate District 37 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Molly Baumgardner (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 37 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sherry Giebler
Total votes100.0

District 38

2024 Kansas Senate District 38 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Ryckman Sr. (incumbent)
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 38 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jose Lara
Total votes100.0

District 39

2024 Kansas Senate District 39 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Clifford
Total votes100.0

District 40

2024 Kansas Senate District 40 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Billinger (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

See also

Notes

  1. Redistricted from the 19th district.
  2. Appointed in 2023 to replace incumbent Richard Hilderbrand.
  3. Appointed in 2023 to replace incumbent Tom Hawk.
  4. Appointed in 2023 to replace incumbent Gene Suellentrop.

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