2016 Kansas Senate election

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2016 Kansas Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Susan Wagle Anthony Hensley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 14, 2012 January 8, 1996
Leader's seat District 30 District 19
Last election 32 8
Seats after 31 9
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 657,057 476,683
Percentage 57.56% 41.76%
President of the Senate before election

Susan Wagle
Republican

 Elected President of the Senate

Susan Wagle
Republican

The 2016 Kansas Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to determine which party would control the Kansas Senate for the following four years in the 87th and 88th Kansas state Legislature. All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate were up for election and the primary was held on August 2, 2016. Prior to the election, 32 seats were held by Republicans and 8 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats flipping a single seat, however Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.[1]

Source Ranking As of
Governing[2] Likely R October 12, 2016

Retirements

Republicans

  1. District 7: Kay Wolf retired.
  2. District 15: Jeff King retired.
  3. District 25: Michael O'Donnell retired.
  4. District 27: Leslie Donovan retired.
  5. District 32: Steve Abrams retired.
  6. District 33: Mitch Holmes retired.
  7. District 38: Garrett Love retired.
  8. District 40: Ralph Ostmeyer retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary

Republicans

  1. District 11: Jeff Melcher lost renomination to John Skubal.
  2. District 14: Forrest Knox lost renomination to Bruce Givens.
  3. District 21: Greg Smith lost renomination to Dinah Sykes.
  4. District 24: Tom Arpke lost renomination to Randall Hardy.
  5. District 34: Terry Bruce lost renomination to Ed Berger.
  6. District 39: Larry Powell lost renomination to John Doll.

Closest races

Results

References

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