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2024 Kansas Senate election
Republican gain Democratic gain Republican hold Democratic hold
Results by gains and holds 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
Results by winning party vote share
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]
Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election.
Incumbents defeated [ edit ]
In primary election [ edit ]
One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the August 6 primary election.
In general election [ edit ]
Summary of the November 5, 2024 Kansas Senate election results
Party
Candidates
Votes
Seats
No.
%
Before
Up
Won
After
+/–
Republican
37
756,351
60.43%
29
29
31
31
2
Democratic
34
484,632
38.72%
11
11
9
9
2
Libertarian
2
8,663
0.69%
0
0
0
0
United Kansas
1
2,006
0.16%
0
0
0
0
Total
1,251,652
100.0%
40
40
40
40
Source:[ 15]
Popular vote
Republican
60.43%
Democratic
38.72%
Senate seats
Republican
77.5%
Democratic
22.5%
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 5, 0.1% (flip)
District 22, 1.82% (flip)
District 11, 4.34%
District 10, 4.78%
District 23, 4.78%
District 35, 5.54%
Summary by district [ edit ]
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.
Results by district [ edit ]
Official primary and general election results from the Kansas Secretary of State :[ 16] [ 15]
2024 Kansas Senate District 2 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
David Miller
1,031
100.00
Total votes
1,031
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 3 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Rick Kloos (incumbent)
5,200
100.00
Total votes
5,200
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 3 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dena Sattler
2,813
100
Total votes
2,813
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 4 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
David Haley (incumbent)
2,593
57.57
Democratic
Ephren Taylor III
1,911
42.43
Total votes
4,504
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 4 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
David Haley (incumbent)
13,941
100.00
Total votes
13,941
100.00
Democratic hold
2024 Kansas Senate District 5 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jeff Pittman (incumbent)
2,805
100.00
Total votes
2,805
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 5 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jeff Klemp
3,174
59.30
Republican
Echo Van Meteren
2,178
40.70
Total votes
5,352
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 6 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Pat Pettey (incumbent)
2,471
100.00
Total votes
2,471
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 6 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tabitha Burt
1,114
100.00
Total votes
1,114
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 7 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ethan Corson (incumbent)
6,175
100.00
Total votes
6,175
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 7 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dave Dannov
3,708
100.00
Total votes
3,708
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 8 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Cindy Holscher (incumbent)
5,050
100.00
Total votes
5,050
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 8 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Beneé Hudson
4,195
100.00
Total votes
4,195
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 9 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Beverly Gossage (incumbent)
5,159
74.60
Republican
Bryan Zesiger
1,757
25.40
Total votes
6,916
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 9 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Norman Mallicoat
3,047
100.00
Total votes
3,047
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 10 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Thompson (incumbent)
5,426
100.00
Total votes
5,426
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 10 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Andrew Mall
4,215
100.00
Total votes
4,215
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 11 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kellie Warren (incumbent)
5,334
100.00
Total votes
5,334
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 11 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Karen Thurlow
3,598
100.00
Total votes
3,598
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 12 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Caryn Tyson (incumbent)
7,037
69.24%
Republican
Stetson Kern
3,126
30.76%
Total votes
10,163
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 13 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Austin Stapleton
2,200
100.00
Total votes
2,200
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 14 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Michael Fagg (incumbent)
5,643
100.00
Total votes
5,643
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 14 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Michael Fagg (incumbent)
29,264
100.00
Total votes
29,264
100.00
Republican hold
2024 Kansas Senate District 15 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Virgil Peck (incumbent)
7,495
100.00
Total votes
7,495
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 15 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jerry Reeves
1,200
100.00
Total votes
1,200
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 16 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ty Masterson (incumbent)
3,972
100.00
Total votes
3,972
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 16 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sasha Islam
959
100.00
Total votes
959
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 17 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Argabright
3,230
57.68
Republican
David Schneider
2,370
42.32
Total votes
5,600
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 17 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Lillian Lingenfelter
1,370
100.00
Total votes
1,370
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 18 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Kenny Titus
7,226
100.00
Total votes
7,226
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 18 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Matthew Robin
1,696
100.00
Total votes
1,696
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 19 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tyler Wible
1,499
61.43
Republican
Cynthia Smith
941
38.57
Total votes
2,440
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 20 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Candace Ayers
2,818
100.00
Total votes
2,818
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 21 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dinah Sykes (incumbent)
4,483
100.00
Total votes
4,483
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 21 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dinah Sykes (incumbent)
25,979
100.00
Total votes
25,979
100.00
Democratic hold
2024 Kansas Senate District 22 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Usha Reddi (incumbent)
1,002
100.00
Total votes
1,002
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 22 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brad Starnes
2,251
100.00
Total votes
2,251
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 23 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Adam Thomas
3,884
100.00
Total votes
3,884
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 23 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Stacey Knoell
2,847
100.00
Total votes
2,847
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 24 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
J.R. Claeys (incumbent)
5,573
100.00
Total votes
5,573
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 24 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Josh Baker
978
100.00
Total votes
978
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 25 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mary Ware (incumbent)
1,321
100.00
Total votes
1,321
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 25 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Keenan Smith
1,230
100.00
Total votes
1,230
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 25 general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Mary Ware (incumbent)
11,638
57.09
Republican
Keenen Smith
8,746
42.91
Total votes
20,384
100.00
Democratic hold
2024 Kansas Senate District 26 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Raymond Shore Jr.
785
100.00
Total votes
785
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 27 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joe Claeys
4,280
100.00
Total votes
4,280
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 27 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jennifer Herington
1,377
100.00
Total votes
1,377
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 28 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Mike Petersen (incumbent)
1,450
100.00
Total votes
1,450
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 29 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent)
1,526
100.00
Total votes
1,525
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 30 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Renee Erickson (incumbent)
2,285
100.00
Total votes
2,285
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 30 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Richard Smith
1,118
100.00
Total votes
1,118
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 31 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Stephen Owens
4,579
100.00
Total votes
4,579
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 31 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jason Miller
1,258
100.00
Total votes
1,258
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 32 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Larry Alley (incumbent)
5,342
100.00
Total votes
5,342
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 32 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Lawrence Moreno
760
67.50
Democratic
Michael Soetaert
366
32.50
Total votes
1,126
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 33 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Matthew Westenfeld
809
100.00
Total votes
809
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 34 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Shanna Henry
960
100.00
Total votes
960
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 35 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
TJ Rose
5,073
100.00
Total votes
5,073
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 35 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jason Anderson
3,161
100.00
Total votes
3,161
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 36 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Elaine Bowers (incumbent)
9,654
83.08
Republican
Robert Bonanata
1,966
16.92
Total votes
11,620
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 37 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Douglas Shane
4,542
100.00
Total votes
4,542
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 37 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Sherry Giebler
2,516
100.00
Total votes
2,516
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 38 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Ron Ryckman Sr. (incumbent)
3,940
100.00
Total votes
3,940
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 38 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Jose Lara
395
100.00
Total votes
395
100.00
2024 Kansas Senate District 39 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
William Clifford
6,399
100.00
Total votes
6,399
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 39 Democratic primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Isidro Marino
525
100.00
Total votes
525
100.0
2024 Kansas Senate District 40 Republican primary
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Rick Billinger (incumbent)
8,542
100.00
Total votes
8,542
100.0
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