2020 Kansas Senate election explained

See also: 2020 Kansas elections.

Election Name:2020 Kansas Senate election
Country:Kansas
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Kansas Senate election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2024 Kansas Senate election
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate
Majority Seats:21
Leader1:Susan Wagle
(retired)
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before1:29
Seats After1:29
Popular Vote1:817,169
Percentage1:63.11%
Leader2:Anthony Hensley
(lost re-election)
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:19th district
Seats Before2:11
Seats After2:11
Popular Vote2:477,582
Percentage2:36.89%
President of the Senate
Before Election:Susan Wagle
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Ty Masterson
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2020 Kansas Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Kansas voters elected state senators in all of the state's 40 senate districts. Senators serve four-year terms.

Retirements

Four incumbents did not run for reelection in 2020. Those incumbents are:

Republicans

  1. District 8: Jim Denning: Retiring
  2. District 30: Susan Wagle: Retiring

Democrats

  1. District 7: Barbara Bollier: Retiring; ran for United States Senate
  2. District 18: Vic Miller: Retiring

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Republicans

Seven Republicans lost renomination.

  1. District 11: John Skubal lost renomination to Kellie Warren.
  2. District 14: Bruce Givens lost renomination to Michael Fagg.
  3. District 15: Dan Goddard lost renomination to Virgil Peck Jr.
  4. District 20: Eric Rucker lost renomination to Brenda Dietrich.
  5. District 24: Randall Hardy lost renomination to J. R. Claeys.
  6. District 33: Mary Jo Taylor lost renomination to Alicia Straub.
  7. District 34: Ed Berger lost renomination to Mark Steffen.

In the general election

Republican

  1. District 5: Kevin Braun lost to Jeff Pittman.

Democratic

  1. District 19: Anthony Hensley lost to Rick Kloos.

Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Kansas Senate election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican39817,16963.11%29292929
Democratic30477,58236.89%11111111
Total1,294,751100.0%40404040
Source:[2] [3]

Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

District 22, 1.2%
District 3, 2.04%
District 19, 2.42% (flip)
District 10, 3.72%
District 30, 4.22%
District 9, 4.52%
District 11, 5.36%
District 5, 6.04% (flip)
District 23, 6.22%
District 28, 8.1%
District 8, 8.72% (flip)
District 25, 9.18%
District 21, 9.58%

Summary of results by State Senate district

State Senate district[4] IncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
Kansas 1Dennis PyleRepDennis PyleRep
Kansas 2Marci FranciscoDemMarci FranciscoDem
Kansas 3Tom HollandDemTom HollandDem
Kansas 4David HaleyDemDavid HaleyDem
Kansas 5Kevin BraunRepJeff PittmanDem
Kansas 6Pat PetteyDemPat PetteyDem
Kansas 7Barbara BollierDemEthan CorsonDem
Kansas 8Jim DenningRepCindy HolscherDem
Kansas 9Julia LynnRepBeverly GossageRep
Kansas 10Mike ThompsonRepMike ThompsonRep
Kansas 11John SkubalRepKellie WarrenRep
Kansas 12Caryn TysonRepCaryn TysonRep
Kansas 13Richard HilderbrandRepRichard HilderbrandRep
Kansas 14Bruce GivensRepMichael FaggRep
Kansas 15Dan GoddardRepVirgil Peck Jr.Rep
Kansas 16Ty MastersonRepTy MastersonRep
Kansas 17Jeff LongbineRepJeff LongbineRep
Kansas 18Vic MillerDemKristen O'SheaRep
Kansas 19Anthony HensleyDemRick KloosRep
Kansas 20Eric RuckerRepBrenda DietrichRep
Kansas 21Dinah SykesDemDinah SykesDem
Kansas 22Tom HawkDemTom HawkDem
Kansas 23Robert S. OlsonRepRobert S. OlsonRep
Kansas 24Randall HardyRepJ. R. ClaeysRep
Kansas 25Mary WareDemMary WareDem
Kansas 26Dan KerschenRepDan KerschenRep
Kansas 27Gene SuellentropRepGene SuellentropRep
Kansas 28Mike PetersenRepMike PetersenRep
Kansas 29Oletha Faust-GoudeauDemOletha Faust-GoudeauDem
Kansas 30Susan WagleRepRenee EricksonRep
Kansas 31Carolyn McGinnRepCarolyn McGinnRep
Kansas 32Larry AlleyRepLarry AlleyRep
Kansas 33Mary Jo TaylorRepAlicia StraubRep
Kansas 34Ed BergerRepMark SteffenRep
Kansas 35Rick WilbornRepRick WilbornRep
Kansas 36Elaine BowersRepElaine BowersRep
Kansas 37Molly BaumgardnerRepMolly BaumgardnerRep
Kansas 38Bud EstesRepBud EstesRep
Kansas 39John DollRepJohn DollRep
Kansas 40Rick BillingerRepRick BillingerRep

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races. The Cook Political Report. November 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Kansas Elections Results . Associated Press .
  3. Web site: 2020 General Election - Official Vote Totals . Kansas Secretary of State . December 2, 2020.
  4. Web site: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020 . Ballotpedia .