2024 Kansas Senate election explained

Election Name:2024 Kansas Senate election
Country:Kansas
Type:legislative
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2020 Kansas Senate election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2028 Kansas Senate election
Next Year:2028
Seats For Election:All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate
Majority Seats:21
Leader1:Ty Masterson
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Seats Before1:28
Leader2:Dinah Sykes
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:21st district
Seats Before2:11
Seats Needed2: 10
Leader3:Dennis Pyle
(lost renomination)
Party3:Independent (United States)
Leaders Seat3:1st district
Seats Before3:1
Seats Needed3: 20
Map Size:300px
President of the Senate
Before Election:Ty Masterson
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Retirements

Eleven incumbents will not seek re-election.

Republicans

  1. District 17

Jeff Longbine is retiring.[2]

  1. District 18

Kristen O'Shea is retiring.[3]

  1. District 23

Robert S. Olson is retiring.[4]

  1. District 26

Dan Kerschen is retiring.[5]

  1. District 31

Carolyn McGinn is retiring.[6]

  1. District 33

Alicia Straub is retiring to run for Barton County Clerk.[7]

  1. District 34

Mark Steffen is retiring.[8]

  1. District 35

Rick Wilborn is retiring to run for State House.[9]

  1. District 37

Molly Baumgardner is retiring.[10]

  1. District 39

John Doll is retiring.[11]

Democrats

  1. District 3

Tom Holland is retiring.[12]

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

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

Republicans

  1. District 1

Dennis Pyle lost renomination to Craig Bowser.[13]

Summary by district

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
1stDennis PyleRep
2ndMarci FranciscoDem
3rdTom HollandDem
Rick KloosRep
4thDavid HaleyDem
5thJeff PittmanDem
6thPat PetteyDem
7thEthan CorsonDem
8thCindy HolscherDem
9thBeverly GossageRep
10thMike ThompsonRep
11thKellie WarrenRep
12thCaryn TysonRep
13thTim ShallenburgerRep
14thMichael FaggRep
15thVirgil Peck Jr.Rep
16thTy MastersonRep
17thJeff LongbineRep
18thKristen O'SheaRep
19thNew Seat
20thBrenda DietrichRep
21stDinah SykesDem
22ndUsha ReddiDem
23rdRobert S. OlsonRep
24thJ. R. ClaeysRep
25thMary WareDem
26thDan KerschenRep
27thChase BlasiRep
28thMike PetersenRep
29thOletha Faust-GoudeauDem
30thRenee EricksonRep
31stCarolyn McGinnRep
32ndLarry AlleyRep
33rdAlicia StraubRep
34thMark SteffenRep
35thRick WilbornRep
36thElaine BowersRep
37thMolly BaumgardnerRep
38thBud EstesRep
39thJohn DollRep
40thRick BillingerRep

Results by district

District 40

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas State Senate elections, 2024 . 2024-02-01 . Ballotpedia . en.
  2. Web site: Longbine announces retirement, Argabright files for Senate. Brooks. Ryann. Wagoner. Jessie. May 8, 2024. June 2, 2024. The Emporia Gazette.
  3. Web site: What Kansas Sen. Kristen O'Shea said in opting not to run for reelection for Topeka seat. April 26, 2024. June 2, 2024. Harvel. Jack. The Topeka Capital-Journal.
  4. News: Cooper. Brad. Olson won’t seek fourth term in Senate. February 13, 2023. Sunflower State Journal. June 16, 2024.
  5. News: Cooper. Brad. Kerschen won’t seek fourth term in Senate; Blasi to run in new district. June 1, 2023. Sunflower State Journal. June 16, 2024.
  6. Web site: Sedgwick, Harvey County senator to retire. McMillan. Laura. January 30, 2024. June 2, 2024. KSNW.
  7. News: Thacker. Susan. Straub challenges Schmeidler for county clerk; Reynolds runs for county attorney. June 4, 2024. Great Bend Tribune. June 16, 2024.
  8. News: Kidd. Lucky. Steffen Won’t Seek Re-Election to Kansas Senate, Two File for his Seat. September 1, 2023. Ad Astra Radio. June 16, 2024.
  9. News: Carpenter. Tim. Kansas governor orders flags lowered to mark death of state Rep. Les Mason. June 4, 2024. Kansas Reflector. 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. News: Carpenter. Tim. Thirty-one Kansas legislators decline to seek reelection, dozens to win campaigns by default. June 4, 2024. Kansas Reflector. 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. News: Swaim. Chance. Dozens of open seats in the Kansas Legislature could tip the scales of power in Topeka. June 8, 2024. The Wichita Eagle. June 16, 2024. Elsewhere in the state, Republicans senators who did not file for re-election also include John Doll of Garden City..
  12. Web site: Douglas County legislator Tom Holland won’t seek reelection to the Kansas Senate. Lawhorn. Chad. December 6, 2023. June 2, 2024. Lawrence Journal-World.
  13. News: Storm. Alyssa. Pyle loses Kansas Senate 1 seat to Bowser. August 6, 2024. KSNT. August 7, 2024.