2020 Kansas Senate election
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The 2020 Kansas Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Kansas voters elected state senators in all of the state's 40 senate districts. Senators serve four-year terms.
Republicans
Four incumbents did not run for reelection in 2020. Those incumbents are:
- District 8: Jim Denning: Retiring
- District 30: Susan Wagle: Retiring
Democrats
- District 7: Barbara Bollier: Retiring; ran for United States Senate
- District 18: Vic Miller: Retiring
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Republicans
Seven Republicans lost renomination.
- District 11: John Skubal lost renomination to Kellie Warren.
- District 14: Bruce Givens lost renomination to Michael Fagg.
- District 15: Dan Goddard lost renomination to Virgil Peck Jr.
- District 20: Eric Rucker lost renomination to Brenda Dietrich.
- District 24: Randall Hardy lost renomination to J. R. Claeys.
- District 33: Mary Jo Taylor lost renomination to Alicia Straub.
- District 34: Ed Berger lost renomination to Mark Steffen.
In the general election
Republican
- District 5: Kevin Braun lost to Jeff Pittman.
Democratic
- District 19: Anthony Hensley lost to Rick Kloos.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[1] | Likely R | October 21, 2020 |
