2024 Kansas Senate election
2024 Kansas Senate election
Results by gains and holds
Results by winning party vote share 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%
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]
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
In general election
Democrats
Predictions
Results summary
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%
Close races
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
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.
Results by district
Official primary and general election results from the Kansas Secretary of State :[ 16] [ 15]
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
See also
Notes
References
^ "Kansas State Senate elections, 2024" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved February 1, 2024 .
^ Brooks, Ryann; Wagoner, Jessie (May 8, 2024). "Longbine announces retirement, Argabright files for Senate" . The Emporia Gazette . Retrieved June 2, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ Cooper, Brad (February 13, 2023). "Olson won't seek fourth term in Senate" . Sunflower State Journal . Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ McMillan, Laura (January 30, 2024). "Sedgwick, Harvey County senator to retire" . KSNW . Retrieved June 2, 2024 .
^ Thacker, Susan (June 4, 2024). "Straub challenges Schmeidler for county clerk; Reynolds runs for county attorney" . Great Bend Tribune . Retrieved June 16, 2024 .
^ 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 .
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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 .
^ Storm, Alyssa (August 6, 2024). "Pyle loses Kansas Senate 1 seat to Bowser" . KSNT . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2024). "The State Legislatures: Several Key Battleground Chambers Remain Toss-ups" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved November 19, 2024 .
^ a b "2024 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF) . Kansas Secretary of State . Retrieved June 15, 2025 .
^ "2024 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF) . Kansas Secretary of State . Retrieved June 15, 2025 .
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