2020 Kansas Senate election

See also: 2020 Kansas elections

2020 Kansas Senate election

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All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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Leader  | Susan Wagle
(retired)  | Anthony Hensley
(lost re-election)
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Leader's seat  | 30th District | 19th district
Seats before  | 29 | 11
Seats after  | 29 | 11
Seat change  |  |
Popular vote  | 817,169 | 477,582
Percentage  | 63.11% | 36.89%

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Results:
Republican hold Democratic hold
Republican gain Democratic gain

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| President of the Senate before election

Susan Wagle
Republican

| Elected President of the Senate

Ty Masterson
Republican

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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

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

### Republicans

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

### Democrats

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

## Incumbents defeated

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### In primary elections

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#### Republicans

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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

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#### Republican

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

#### Democratic

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

## Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[1] | Likely R  | October 21, 2020

## Results summary

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Summary of the November 3, 2020 Kansas Senate election results

Party  | Candidates  | Votes  | Seats
No. | %  | Before  | Up  | Won  | After  | +/–
| Republican | 39  | 817,169  | 63.11%  | 29  | 29  | 29  | 29  |
| Democratic | 30  | 477,582  | 36.89%  | 11  | 11  | 11  | 11  |
Total | 1,294,751  | 100.0%  | 40  | 40  | 40  | 40  |
Source:[2][3]

| Popular vote

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Republican |

| 63.11%
Democratic |

| 36.89%

| Senate seats

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Republican |

| 72.5%
Democratic |

| 27.5%

### Close races

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Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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

## Summary of results by State Senate district

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State Senate district[4] | Incumbent  | Party  | Elected Senator  | Party

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Kansas 1 | Dennis Pyle |  | Rep  | Dennis Pyle |  | Rep
Kansas 2 | Marci Francisco |  | Dem  | Marci Francisco |  | Dem
Kansas 3 | Tom Holland |  | Dem  | Tom Holland |  | Dem
Kansas 4 | David Haley |  | Dem  | David Haley |  | Dem
Kansas 5 | Kevin Braun |  | Rep  | Jeff Pittman |  | Dem
Kansas 6 | Pat Pettey |  | Dem  | Pat Pettey |  | Dem
Kansas 7 | Barbara Bollier |  | Dem  | Ethan Corson |  | Dem
Kansas 8 | Jim Denning |  | Rep  | Cindy Holscher |  | Dem
Kansas 9 | Julia Lynn |  | Rep  | Beverly Gossage  |  | Rep
Kansas 10 | Mike Thompson |  | Rep  | Mike Thompson |  | Rep
Kansas 11 | John Skubal*  |  | Rep  | Kellie Warren |  | Rep
Kansas 12 | Caryn Tyson |  | Rep  | Caryn Tyson |  | Rep
Kansas 13 | Richard Hilderbrand |  | Rep  | Richard Hilderbrand |  | Rep
Kansas 14 | Bruce Givens*  |  | Rep  | Michael Fagg  |  | Rep
Kansas 15 | Dan Goddard*  |  | Rep  | Virgil Peck Jr. |  | Rep
Kansas 16 | Ty Masterson |  | Rep  | Ty Masterson |  | Rep
Kansas 17 | Jeff Longbine |  | Rep  | Jeff Longbine |  | Rep
Kansas 18 | Vic Miller |  | Dem  | Kristen O'Shea |  | Rep
Kansas 19 | Anthony Hensley |  | Dem  | Rick Kloos |  | Rep
Kansas 20 | Eric Rucker*  |  | Rep  | Brenda Dietrich |  | Rep
Kansas 21 | Dinah Sykes |  | Dem  | Dinah Sykes |  | Dem
Kansas 22 | Tom Hawk |  | Dem  | Tom Hawk |  | Dem
Kansas 23 | Robert S. Olson |  | Rep  | Robert S. Olson |  | Rep
Kansas 24 | Randall Hardy*  |  | Rep  | J. R. Claeys |  | Rep
Kansas 25 | Mary Ware |  | Dem  | Mary Ware |  | Dem
Kansas 26 | Dan Kerschen |  | Rep  | Dan Kerschen |  | Rep
Kansas 27 | Gene Suellentrop |  | Rep  | Gene Suellentrop |  | Rep
Kansas 28 | Mike Petersen |  | Rep  | Mike Petersen |  | Rep
Kansas 29 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau |  | Dem  | Oletha Faust-Goudeau |  | Dem
Kansas 30 | Susan Wagle |  | Rep  | Renee Erickson |  | Rep
Kansas 31 | Carolyn McGinn |  | Rep  | Carolyn McGinn |  | Rep
Kansas 32 | Larry Alley |  | Rep  | Larry Alley |  | Rep
Kansas 33 | Mary Jo Taylor*  |  | Rep  | Alicia Straub |  | Rep
Kansas 34 | Ed Berger*  |  | Rep  | Mark Steffen  |  | Rep
Kansas 35 | Rick Wilborn |  | Rep  | Rick Wilborn |  | Rep
Kansas 36 | Elaine Bowers |  | Rep  | Elaine Bowers |  | Rep
Kansas 37 | Molly Baumgardner |  | Rep  | Molly Baumgardner |  | Rep
Kansas 38 | Bud Estes |  | Rep  | Bud Estes |  | Rep
Kansas 39 | John Doll |  | Rep  | John Doll |  | Rep
Kansas 40 | Rick Billinger |  | Rep  | Rick Billinger |  | Rep

## References

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

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