The 2020 Kansas Senate election took place as part of the

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2020 United States elections.

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...

voters elected state senators in all of the state's 40 senate districts.

Retirements

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

Republicans

#District 8:

Jim Denning Jim Denning (born August 13, 1956), is a former Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 8th district from 2013 to 2021. Early life On August 13, 1956, Denning was born in Great Bend, Kansas. Denning's father was Paul Denning ...

: Retiring #District 30: Susan Wagle: Retiring

Democrats

#District 7:

Barbara Bollier Barbara Goolsbee Bollier (born January 13, 1958) is an American physician and politician. From 2017 to 2021, she was a member of the Kansas Senate representing the 7th district, which includes Mission Hills, Kansas in Johnson County. Bollier i ...

: Retiring; ran for United States Senate #District 18:

Vic Miller Victor W. Miller (born October 19, 1951) is an American politician who currently serves in the Kansas House of Representatives representing the 58th district and a former Kansas state senator.

: Retiring

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Republicans

Seven Republicans lost renomination. #District 11: John Skubal lost renomination to Kellie Warren. #District 14:

Bruce Givens Bruce Givens (born February 26, 1956) is an American politician who has served in the Kansas Senate from the 14th district from 2017 to 2021. References External links Bruce Givensat VoteSmart 1956 births Living people Republican Part ...

lost renomination to Michael Fagg. #District 15: Dan Goddard lost renomination to

Virgil Peck Jr. Virgil Peck Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is state legislator in Kansas. A Republican, he served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2016, representing the 11th (2005–2013) and 12th district (2013–2017). He currently represents ...

#District 20:

Eric Rucker Eric Rucker is an American attorney and politician from the state of Kansas. A Republican, Rucker has represented the 20th district of the Kansas Senate, based in western Topeka, since 2018. He was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by ...

lost renomination to

Brenda Dietrich Brenda Dietrich (born May 16, 1953) is an American politician who served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives for the 52nd district from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining politics, she spent 40 years in education, serving as the super ...

. #District 24:

Randall Hardy Randall Hardy (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate from the 24th district from 2017 until 2021. He initially defeated incumbent Tom Arpke in the 2016 Republican primary election, before himself losing a ...

lost renomination to J. R. Claeys. #District 33:

Mary Jo Taylor Mary Jo Taylor (born March 27, 1953) is an American politician who served in the Kansas Senate from the 33rd district from 2017 to 2021. She is a former superintendent of schools in Stafford County, Kansas. Senator Taylor was defeated for a se ...

lost renomination to Alicia Straub. #District 34: Ed Berger lost renomination to Mark Steffen.

In the general election

Republican

#District 5:

Kevin Braun Kevin Braun is an American businessman, military instructor, and politician from the state of Kansas. A Republican, he represented the 5th district of the Kansas Senate, based in Leavenworth and western Kansas City from 2018 to 2021. He lost t ...

lost to

Jeff Pittman Jeffrey Thomas Pittman (born 1971) is an American politician. He is a Democrat representing the 5th district in the Kansas Senate. Prior to that, he was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 41st district. Pittman ran ...

Democratic

#District 19:

Anthony Hensley Anthony Hensley (born September 2, 1953) is a former Democratic member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 19th district since 1992. He was the Minority Leader from 1996 through 2021 and has also been a committeeman of the Democratic Precin ...

lost to

Rick Kloos Richard Gene Kloos (born July 26, 1966) is a Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 19th district, which covers Topeka and eastern Shawnee County, western Douglas County and all of Osage County and Jefferson County.Carpen ...

Predictions

Results summary

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

References

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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 at least 60,000 inhabitants. Member ...

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