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2024 Kansas Senate Election
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 *Kansas's 17th Senate district, District 17: Jeff Longbine retired. *Kansas's 18th Senate district, District 18: Kristen O'Shea retired. *Kansas's 23rd Senate district, District 23: Robert S. Olson retired. *Kansas's 26th Senate district, District 26: Dan Kerschen retired. *Kansas's 31st Senate district, District 31: Carolyn McGinn retired. *Kansas's 33rd Senate district, District 33: Alicia Straub retired to run for Barton County, Kansas, Barton County Clerk. *Kansas's 34th Senate district, District 34: Mark Steffen retired. *Kansas's 35th Senate district, District 35: Rick Wilborn retired to 2024 Kansas House of Representatives election, run for State House. *Kansas's 37th Senate district, District 37: Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts, each with a population of about 73,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve. The Kansas Senate meets at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate is reserved with special functions such as confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions and boards. History The Kansas Senate was created by the Kansas Constitution when Kansas became the 34th state of United States on January 29, 1861. Six days after its admission into the Union, the Confederate States of America formed between seven Southern states that had seceded from the United States in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
