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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
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ty Masterson Dinah Sykes Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 16th district 21st district Seats before 29 11 Seats after 31 9 Seat change 2 2
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote shareResults:      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 TBD

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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.

Retirements

Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election.

Republicans

• District 17: Jeff Longbine retired.
• District 18: Kristen O'Shea retired.
• District 23: Robert S. Olson retired.
• District 26: Dan Kerschen retired.
• District 31: Carolyn McGinn retired.
• District 33: Alicia Straub is retiring to run for Barton County Clerk.
• District 34: Mark Steffen retired.
• District 35: Rick Wilborn is retiring to run for State House.
• District 37: Molly Baumgardner retired.
• District 39: John Doll retired.

Democrats

• District 3: Tom Holland retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

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

Republicans

• District 1: Dennis Pyle lost renomination to Craig Bowser.

Summary by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.

Results by district

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

• 2024 Kansas elections
• Elections in Kansas

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.

External links

• Kansas
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• 2024 state legislature elections in the United States
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