06 Nov 2024 Election was Full of Surprises – A Breakdown on What Happened in Kansas
2024 Election Report
The 2024 election was full of surprises. Below is an initial overview. Mail in ballots will continue to be counted until Friday, meaning a couple of close races may still change. The final votes will be certified sometime next week. All unofficial election results can be found on the Kansas Secretary of State’s website.
President of the United States
Former president Donald Trump won 57 percent of the vote in Kansas, roughly the same as in 2016 and 2020.
United States Congress
District 1: Incumbent Republican Tracey Mann won reelection in the Big First with 70 percent.
District 2: Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt (R) beat former Congresswoman Nancy Boyda (D) 57 percent to 38 percent.
District 3: Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) defended her northeast Kansas district seat for the third time, beating cancer doctor Prasanth Reddy 53 percent to 43 percent.
District 4: Incumbent Republican Ron Estes won his Wichita-area race with 65 percent.
Kansas Legislature
Republicans increased their supermajorities in both the House and the Senate, setting up future battles with Governor Laura Kelly. Before the election, Senate Republicans controlled 29 seats to 11 controlled by Democrats. In 2025, it appears Senate Republicans will control 31 seats and Democrats nine (9). In 2024, House Republicans controlled 85 seats to 40 Democrats. In 2025, House Republicans will have 88 seats and Democrats 37.
Several House and Senate Democrat incumbents lost their bids for re-election.
- Senate District 5: Sen. Jeff Pittman (D-Leavenworth) lost to Republican challenger Jeff Klemp by 61 votes. This district covers Leavenworth and western Wyandotte Counties.
- Senate District 22: Sen. Usha Reddi (D-Manhattan), who was appointed to the seat in 2023, lost to Republican challenger Brad Starnes 51 percent-49 percent.
- Senate District 23: Republican Adam Thomas beat Democrat Stacey Knoell 53 percent-47 percent. This was an open seat in Olathe after the retirement of Republican Senator Rob Olson.
- Senate District 35: Republican TJ Rose beat Democrat Jason Anderson 53 percent-47 percent in this new southern Johnson County seat.
- House District 14: Rep. Dennis Miller (D-Olathe) lost to former Republican Representative Charlotte Esau 52 percent-48 percent.
- House District 15: Rep. Allison Hougland (D-Olathe) lost to Republican challenger Lauren Bohi 49 percent-51 percent.
- House District 102: Rep. Jason Probst (D-Hutchinson) lost to Republican challenger Kyler Sweely. With Probst’s loss, there are now no Democrat legislators located west of Wichita.
There will be 14 New Senators in 2025:
- District 1: Craig Bowser-R
- District 5: Jeff Klemp-R
- District 17: Mike Argabright-R
- District 18: Kenny Titus-R
- District 19: Patrick Schmidt-D
- District 22: Brad Starnes-R
- District 23: Adam Thomas-R
- District 27: Joe Claeys-R (New district)
- District 31: Stephen Owens-R
- District 33: Tory Marie Blew-R
- District 34: Michael Murphy-R
- District 35: TJ Rose-R (New district)
- District 37: Doug Shane-R
- District 39: Bill Clifford-R
There will be 21 New House Members in 2025:
- District 1: Dale Helwig-R
- District 4: Rick James-R
- District 10: Suzanne Wikle-D
- District 26: Chip VanHouden-R (New district)
- District 46: Brooklynne Mosely-D
- District 51: Megan Steele-R
- District 58: Alexis Simmons-D
- District 62: Sean Wilcott-R
- District 63: Allen Reavis-R
- District 65: Shawn Chauncey-R
- District 67: Angel Roeser-R
- District 73: Rick Wilborn-R
- District 74: Mike King-R
- District 90: Steve Huebert-R
- District 102: Kyler Sweely-R
- District 105: Jill Ward-R
- District 107: Dawn Wolf-R
- District 112: Sherri Brantley-R
- District 114: Kevin Schwertfeger-R
- District 122: Lon Pishny-R
- District 124: Marty Long-R