2004 Kansas Senate election

2004 Kansas Senate election
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November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
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All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader David Kerr
(retired)		 Anthony Hensley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 34th district 19th district
Seats won 30 10
Popular vote 689,995 404,420
Percentage 62.38% 36.55%
Results by winning party vote share
Republicans:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90–100%
Democrats:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90–100%
President of the Senate before election

David Kerr
Republican

 Elected President of the Senate

Stephen Morris
Republican

Elections to the Kansas Senate were held on November 2, 2004, to elect 40 candidates to the Senate to serve a four-year term. The Republican Party won 30 seats to the Democrats' 10.

List of districts

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • 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

District 1

District 1 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Kautz 2,007 58.89%
Democratic Galen Weiland 1,401 41.11%
Total votes 3,408 100.00%
District 1 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis D. Pyle 4,642 39.87%
Republican Steve Lukert 3,381 29.04%
Republican Trent LeDoux 2,683 23.04%
Republican Richard S. Karnowski 937 8.05%
Total votes 11,643 100.00%
District 1 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis D. Pyle 15,865 54.64%
Democratic Tom Kautz 13,173 45.36%
Total votes 29,038 100.00%

District 2

District 2 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marci Francisco 2,999 100.00%
Total votes 2,999 100.00%
District 2 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Buhler 3,221 63.03%
Republican Don Johnson 1,889 36.97%
Total votes 5,110 100.00%
District 2 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marci Francisco 16,478 50.83%
Republican Mark Buhler 13,902 42.89%
Reform James W. (Jim) Mullins 2,035 6.28%
Total votes 32,415 100.00%

District 3

District 3 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jan Justice 3,036 71.55%
Democratic Edward (Ed) Sass 1,207 28.45%
Total votes 4,243 100.00%
District 3 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger C. Pine 3,760 47.28%
Republican Connie O'Brien 2,673 33.61%
Republican Richard Rodewald 933 11.73%
Republican Chuck Quinn 586 7.37%
Total votes 7,952 100.00%
District 3 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger C. Pine 18,134 51.84%
Democratic Jan Justice 16,849 48.16%
Total votes 34,983 100.00%

District 4

District 4 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Haley 5,140 100.00%
Total votes 5,140 100.00%
District 4 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Haley 17,420 100.00%
Total votes 17,420 100.00%

District 5

District 5 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark S. Gilstrap 4,313 100.00%
Total votes 4,313 100.00%
District 5 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Fitzgerald 2,194 44.27%
Republican Joel D. Grodberg 1,583 31.94%
Republican Donna M. McDaniel 1,179 23.79%
Total votes 4,956 100.00%
District 5 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark S. Gilstrap 13,257 51.58%
Republican Steve Fitzgerald 12,443 48.42%
Total votes 25,700 100.00%

District 6

District 6 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Steineger 3,338 65.88%
Democratic Stan S. Frownfelter 1,729 34.12%
Total votes 5,067 100.00%
District 6 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Steineger 14,450 79.22%
Reform Joy Holt 3,791 20.78%
Total votes 18,241 100.00%

District 7

District 7 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thurston Cromwell 3,109 100.00%
Total votes 3,109 100.00%
District 7 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wysong 7,012 58.50%
Republican Dwight Sutherland Jr. 4,974 41.50%
Total votes 11,986 100.00%
District 7 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Wysong 20,855 55.94%
Democratic Thurston Cromwell 16,424 44.06%
Total votes 37,279 100.00%

District 8

District 8 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nate Hogan 2,511 100.00%
Total votes 2,511 100.00%
District 8 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara P. Allen 5,950 56.06%
Republican Dan Schnieders 4,663 43.94%
Total votes 10,613 100.00%
District 8 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara P. Allen 19,494 60.23%
Democratic Nate Hogan 11,046 34.13%
Reform D. Eric West 1,827 5.64%
Total votes 32,367 100.00%

District 9

District 9 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Boatright 2,314 100.00%
Total votes 2,314 100.00%
District 9 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay O'Connor 5,764 53.54%
Republican Rob Boyer 5,002 46.46%
Total votes 10,766 100.00%
District 9 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay O'Connor 19,786 60.12%
Democratic Mike Boatright 13,124 39.88%
Total votes 32,910 100.00%

District 10

District 10 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pete Roman 2,968 100.00%
Total votes 2,968 100.00%
District 10 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nick Jordan 6,656 57.98%
Republican Lisa L. Benlon 4,823 42.02%
Total votes 11,479 100.00%
District 10 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nick Jordan 21,687 61.06%
Democratic Pete Roman 13,833 38.94%
Total votes 35,520 100.00%

District 11

District 11 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John L. Vratil 6,779 56.20%
Republican David G. Belpedio 5,284 43.80%
Total votes 12,063 100.00%
District 11 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John L. Vratil 29,762 100.00%
Total votes 29,762 100.00%

District 12

District 12 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Shields 2,302 64.16%
Democratic Cal Lantis 1,286 35.84%
Total votes 3,588 100.00%
District 12 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Apple 4,794 47.33%
Republican Caryn Tyson 3,925 38.75%
Republican Tom Little 772 7.62%
Republican Scott J. Barnhart 637 6.29%
Total votes 10,128 100.00%
District 12 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Apple 19,815 64.61%
Democratic Tim Shields 9,379 30.58%
Libertarian Tim Ralston 1,474 4.81%
Total votes 30,668 100.00%

District 13

District 13 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Barone 6,757 100.00%
Total votes 6,757 100.00%
District 13 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynda Wilkinson 3,612 100.00%
Total votes 3,612 100.00%
District 13 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Barone 13,948 49.79%
Republican Lynda Wilkinson 13,634 48.67%
Libertarian Larry Monaghan 432 1.54%
Total votes 28,014 100.00%

District 14

District 14 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dusty Deringer 3,675 100.00%
Total votes 3,675 100.00%
District 14 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwayne Umbarger 6,150 100.00%
Total votes 6,150 100.00%
District 14 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwayne Umbarger 17,009 64.92%
Democratic Dusty Deringer 9,190 35.08%
Total votes 26,199 100.00%

District 15

District 15 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derek Schmidt 12,050 100.00%
Total votes 12,050 100.00%
District 15 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derek Schmidt 24,307 100.00%
Total votes 24,307 100.00%

District 16

District 16 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Belinda Aldrich-Farrar 1,874 100.00%
Total votes 1,874 100.00%
District 16 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peggy Palmer 4,875 61.45%
Republican David R. Corbin 3,058 38.55%
Total votes 7,933 100.00%
District 16 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peggy Palmer 19,104 69.89%
Democratic Belinda Aldrich-Farrar 8,230 30.11%
Total votes 27,334 100.00%

District 17

District 17 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Karr 2,157 100.00%
Total votes 2,157 100.00%
District 17 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Barnett 5,889 69.76%
Republican James Dean Meier 2,553 30.24%
Total votes 8,442 100.00%
District 17 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Barnett 16,739 62.06%
Democratic Sharon Karr 10,234 37.94%
Total votes 26,973 100.00%

District 18

District 18 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Kelly 4,559 71.77%
Democratic D. Kent Hurn 1,793 28.23%
Total votes 6,352 100.00%
District 18 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Jackson 7,345 100.00%
Total votes 7,345 100.00%
District 18 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Kelly 15,388 50.16%
Republican Dave Jackson 15,290 49.84%
Total votes 30,678 100.00%

District 19

District 19 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Hensley 5,059 100.00%
Total votes 5,059 100.00%
District 19 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Hanson 3,014 50.87%
Republican Douglas W. Desch 1,959 33.06%
Republican Lowell D. Ramsey 952 16.07%
Total votes 5,925 100.00%
District 19 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Hensley 16,009 60.86%
Republican Bob Hanson 10,297 39.14%
Total votes 26,306 100.00%

District 20

District 20 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Wilson 4,351 100.00%
Total votes 4,351 100.00%
District 20 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Schmidt 3,795 33.37%
Republican Ron Stryker 3,690 32.45%
Republican Joe Patton 3,542 31.14%
Republican Nick Nussbaum 346 3.04%
Total votes 11,373 100.00%
District 20 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Schmidt 20,448 63.24%
Democratic David Wilson 11,886 36.76%
Total votes 32,334 100.00%

District 21

District 21 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Taddiken 10,384 100.00%
Total votes 10,384 100.00%
District 21 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Taddiken 25,745 100.00%
Total votes 25,745 100.00%

District 22

District 22 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Govert Walter 1,164 51.23%
Democratic Kate Watson 1,108 48.77%
Total votes 2,272 100.00%
District 22 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger P. Reitz 3,291 50.58%
Republican Bob Reader 2,625 40.35%
Republican Kay Blanken 590 9.07%
Total votes 6,506 100.00%
District 22 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger P. Reitz 14,448 62.02%
Democratic Julie Govert Walter 8,848 37.98%
Total votes 23,296 100.00%

District 23

District 23 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karin Brownlee 8,450 82.62%
Republican Marc A. Hurt 1,777 17.38%
Total votes 10,227 100.00%
District 23 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karin Brownlee 29,075 100.00%
Total votes 29,075 100.00%

District 24

District 24 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Jilka 2,111 100.00%
Total votes 2,111 100.00%
District 24 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete Brungardt 8,004 100.00%
Total votes 8,004 100.00%
District 24 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pete Brungardt 17,565 59.42%
Democratic Alan Jilka 11,994 40.58%
Total votes 29,559 100.00%

District 25

District 25 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hibbard Davis 1,430 100.00%
Total votes 1,430 100.00%
District 25 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean Kurtis Schodorf 3,267 100.00%
Total votes 3,267 100.00%
District 25 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean Kurtis Schodorf 15,478 66.45%
Democratic Hibbard Davis 7,814 33.55%
Total votes 23,292 100.00%

District 26

District 26 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel J. Thimesch 1,271 100.00%
Total votes 1,271 100.00%
District 26 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip B. Journey 3,393 100.00%
Total votes 3,393 100.00%
District 26 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip B. Journey 16,472 57.99%
Democratic Daniel J. Thimesch 11,931 42.01%
Total votes 28,403 100.00%

District 27

District 27 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Jane Firestone 1,324 100.00%
Total votes 1,324 100.00%
District 27 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leslie D. Donovan Sr. 4,963 100.00%
Total votes 4,963 100.00%
District 27 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leslie D. Donovan Sr. 19,215 64.28%
Democratic Barbara Jane Firestone 10,676 35.72%
Total votes 29,891 100.00%

District 28

District 28 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry Helgerson 1,017 100.00%
Total votes 1,017 100.00%
District 28 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Petersen 870 41.02%
Republican Mark S. Gietzen 818 38.57%
Republican Tammy Baker 433 20.41%
Total votes 2,121 100.00%
District 28 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Petersen 9,568 57.66%
Democratic Henry Helgerson 7,025 42.34%
Total votes 16,593 100.00%

District 29

District 29 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Betts Jr. 1,951 100.00%
Total votes 1,951 100.00%
District 29 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Treatha Brown - Foster 998 100.00%
Total votes 998 100.00%
District 29 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald Betts Jr. 11,584 70.19%
Republican Treatha Brown - Foster 4,919 29.81%
Total votes 16,503 100.00%

District 30

District 30 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David E. Clark Jr. 1,415 100.00%
Total votes 1,415 100.00%
District 30 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Wagle 5,624 64.17%
Republican Bob Knight 3,140 35.83%
Total votes 8,764 100.00%
District 30 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Wagle 18,771 59.93%
Democratic David E. Clark Jr. 11,727 37.44%
Libertarian Donald L. Harter 825 2.63%
Total votes 31,323 100.00%

District 31

District 31 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Randy Brown 1,569 100.00%
Total votes 1,569 100.00%
District 31 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carolyn McGinn 4,916 100.00%
Total votes 4,916 100.00%
District 31 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carolyn McGinn 19,435 63.61%
Democratic Randy Brown 11,118 36.39%
Total votes 30,553 100.00%

District 32

District 32 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greta Goodwin 2,935 100.00%
Total votes 2,935 100.00%
District 32 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ray La Boeuf 4,852 100.00%
Total votes 4,852 100.00%
District 32 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greta Goodwin 13,200 48.70%
Republican Ray La Boeuf 12,980 47.89%
Libertarian James Reed Robbins 925 3.41%
Total votes 27,105 100.00%

District 33

District 33 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Teichman 7,630 58.04%
Republican Russell D. Steen 5,516 41.96%
Total votes 13,146 100.00%
District 33 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ruth Teichman 24,719 100.00%
Total votes 24,719 100.00%

District 34

District 34 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic L. Duane Anstine 2,024 55.77%
Democratic James M. French 1,605 44.23%
Total votes 3,629 100.00%
District 34 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry Bruce 4,098 53.10%
Republican Robin Jackson 3,619 46.90%
Total votes 7,717 100.00%
District 34 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry Bruce 15,557 59.02%
Democratic L. Duane Anstine 10,803 40.98%
Total votes 26,360 100.00%

District 35

District 35 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Snyder 1,730 100.00%
Total votes 1,730 100.00%
District 35 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Emler 7,621 100.00%
Total votes 7,621 100.00%
District 35 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Emler 20,894 72.39%
Democratic Chris Snyder 7,968 27.61%
Total votes 28,862 100.00%

District 36

District 36 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janis K. Lee 3,464 100.00%
Total votes 3,464 100.00%
District 36 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry D. Salmans 9,503 100.00%
Total votes 9,503 100.00%
District 36 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janis K. Lee 18,380 56.28%
Republican Larry D. Salmans 13,477 41.26%
Libertarian Bill Earnest 804 2.46%
Total votes 32,661 100.00%

District 37

District 37 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Turnbow 1,487 100.00%
Total votes 1,487 100.00%
District 37 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis M Wilson 9,019 100.00%
Total votes 9,019 100.00%
District 37 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis M Wilson 26,295 71.00%
Democratic Rick Turnbow 10,742 29.00%
Total votes 37,037 100.00%

District 38

District 38 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp 5,285 72.30%
Republican Chris Jewell 2,025 27.70%
Total votes 7,310 100.00%
District 38 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Huelskamp 17,183 100.00%
Total votes 17,183 100.00%

District 39

District 39 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen R. Morris 7,471 100.00%
Total votes 7,471 100.00%
District 39 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen R. Morris 18,423 100.00%
Total votes 18,423 100.00%

District 40

District 40 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Peterson 2,231 100.00%
Total votes 2,231 100.00%
District 40 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Ostmeyer 8,630 53.65%
Republican Dan Rasure 7,455 46.35%
Total votes 16,085 100.00%
District 40 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Ostmeyer 21,205 67.32%
Democratic Tim Peterson 10,292 32.68%
Total votes 31,497 100.00%

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