2024 Kansas Senate election

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2024 Kansas Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Ty Masterson Dinah Sykes
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 16th district 21st district
Seats before2911
Seats after319
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
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Results:
     Republican gain     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
Vote share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
President of the Senate before election

Ty Masterson
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Ty Masterson
Republican

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

Contents

Retirements

Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

Democrats

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the August 6 primary election.

Republicans

Summary by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
1st Dennis Pyle Rep
2nd Marci Francisco Dem
3rd Tom Holland†Dem
Rick Kloos [a] 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 [b] Rep
14th Michael Fagg Rep
15th Virgil Peck Jr. Rep
16th Ty Masterson Rep
17th Jeff Longbine†Rep
18th Kristen O'Shea†Rep
19th New Seat
20th Brenda Dietrich Rep
21st Dinah Sykes Dem
22nd Usha Reddi [c] Dem
23rd Robert S. Olson†Rep
24th J. R. Claeys Rep
25th Mary Ware Dem
26th Dan Kerschen†Rep
27th Chase Blasi [d] Rep
28th Mike Petersen Rep
29th Oletha Faust-Goudeau Dem
30th Renee Erickson Rep
31st Carolyn McGinn†Rep
32nd Larry Alley Rep
33rd Alicia Straub†Rep
34th Mark Steffen†Rep
35th Rick Wilborn†Rep
36th Elaine Bowers Rep
37th Molly Baumgardner†Rep
38th Bud Estes Rep
39th John Doll†Rep
40th Rick Billinger Rep

Results by district

District 1

2024 Kansas Senate District 1 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Bowser 5,069 40.64
Republican John Eplee 4,54336.43
Republican Dennis Pyle (incumbent)2,86022.93
Total votes12,472 100.0

District 2

2024 Kansas Senate District 2 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marci Francisco (incumbent) 3,947 56.62
Democratic Christina Haswood 3,02443.38
Total votes6,971 100.0

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)
Democratic Ephren Taylor III
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 Caryn Tyson (incumbent)
Republican Stetson Kern
Total votes100.0

District 13

2024 Kansas Senate District 13 Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Shallenburger (incumbent)
Republican Sam Owen
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 Tyler Wible
Republican Cynthia Smith
Total votes100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 19 Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patrick Schmidt
Democratic Vic Miller
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)
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 Michael Murphy
Republican Bob Fee
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)
Republican Robert Bonanata
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.

References

  1. ↑ "Kansas State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ Brooks, Ryann; Wagoner, Jessie (May 8, 2024). "Longbine announces retirement, Argabright files for Senate". The Emporia Gazette . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ Harvel, Jack (April 26, 2024). "What Kansas Sen. Kristen O'Shea said in opting not to run for reelection for Topeka seat". The Topeka Capital-Journal . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Brad (February 13, 2023). "Olson won't seek fourth term in Senate". Sunflower State Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Brad (June 1, 2023). "Kerschen won't seek fourth term in Senate; Blasi to run in new district". Sunflower State Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ McMillan, Laura (January 30, 2024). "Sedgwick, Harvey County senator to retire". KSNW . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ Thacker, Susan (June 4, 2024). "Straub challenges Schmeidler for county clerk; Reynolds runs for county attorney". Great Bend Tribune. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Kidd, Lucky (September 1, 2023). "Steffen Won't Seek Re-Election to Kansas Senate, Two File for his Seat". Ad Astra Radio. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ Carpenter, Tim (June 4, 2024). "Kansas governor orders flags lowered to mark death of state Rep. Les Mason". Kansas Reflector . Retrieved June 16, 2024. Sen. Rick Wilborn, a McPherson Republican who had been friends with Mason for decades, filed Monday for the vacancy created by the representative's untimely death.
  10. ↑ Carpenter, Tim (June 4, 2024). "Thirty-one Kansas legislators decline to seek reelection, dozens to win campaigns by default". Kansas Reflector . Retrieved June 16, 2024. In a maneuver comparable to that of Landwehr, Louisburg Republican Sen. Molly Baumgardner withdrew her candidacy for reelection in the final hour.
  11. ↑ Swaim, Chance (June 8, 2024). "Dozens of open seats in the Kansas Legislature could tip the scales of power in Topeka". The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved June 16, 2024. Elsewhere in the state, Republicans senators who did not file for re-election also include John Doll of Garden City.
  12. ↑ Lawhorn, Chad (December 6, 2023). "Douglas County legislator Tom Holland won't seek reelection to the Kansas Senate". Lawrence Journal-World . Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ Storm, Alyssa (August 6, 2024). "Pyle loses Kansas Senate 1 seat to Bowser". KSNT . Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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