Kansas State Senate elections, 2012
 Kansas's 2012 elections: • U.S. House • State Senate • State House • Ballot measures |
 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections is June 11, 2012. The date was originally set for June 1, but a delay in the redistricting process caused the state to push back the filing deadline.[1]. The primary election day will be August 7, 2012.
Majority control
- See also: Partisan composition of state senates
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds the majority in the Kansas State Senate:
| Kansas State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 8 | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | 31 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
Targeted incumbents
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee has targeted eight Republican incumbents for defeat, donating $1,000 and making in-kind contributions to eight Republican challengers. It sees the eight incumbents as being impediments to private sector job creation.
Chamber Political Action Chairman Ivan Crossland stated, “Bloated state budgets, increased taxes and growing union and trial lawyer support are not the ingredients for private sector job creation. The candidates we have chosen to support are willing to do what it takes to turn things around in Kansas.”[2]
The eight targeted Republican incumbents are:
- Terrie Huntington (District 7)
- Tim Owens (District 8)
- John Vratil (District 11)
- Vicki Schmidt (District 20)
- Pete Brungardt (District 24)
- Jean Schodorf (District 25)
- Carolyn McGinn (District 31)
- Stephen Morris (District 39)
List of candidates
District 1
August 7 Democratic primary:
August 7 GOP primary:
- Marje A. Cochren
- Dennis D. Pyle - Incumbent Pyle was first elected in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 2
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- Marci Francisco - Incumbent Francisco was first elected in 2005.
- August 7 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
District 3
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- Tom Holland - Incumbent Holland was first elected in 2008.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- James C. "J.C." Tellefson
- Anthony Brown - House District 38 incumbent Brown was first elected in 2004.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 4
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- David Haley - Incumbent Haley was first elected in 2001.
- August 7 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
District 5
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- Kelly Kultala - Incumbent Kultala was first elected in 2009.
- August 7 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
District 6
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Chris Steineger - Incumbent Steineger was first elected in 1997.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 7
Note: Incumbent Terrie Huntington did not seek re-election.
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- David Harvey
- Kay Wolf - House District 21 incumbent Wolf was first appointed in August 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 8
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Thomas (Tim) C. Owens - Incumbent Owens was first elected in 2009.
- Jim Denning - House District 19 incumbent Denning was first elected in 2010.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 9
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Julia Lynn - Incumbent Lynn was first elected in 2007.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 10
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Mary Pilcher-Cook - Incumbent Pilcher-Cook was first elected in 2009.
- Tom Wertz
November 6 General election candidates:
District 11
Note: Incumbent John Vratil did not seek re-election.
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Jeff Melcher
- Pat Colloton - House District 28 incumbent Colloton was first elected in 2004.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 12
Note: Due to redistricting, incumbent Pat Apple is seeking re-election in District 37.
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
District 13
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Jacob LaTurner
- Bob Marshall - Incumbent Marshall was first elected in 2009.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 14
Note: Due to redistricting, incumbent Dwayne Umbarger is seeking re-election in District 15.
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- John Grange - House District 75 incumbent Grange was first elected in 2004.
- Forrest Knox - House District 13 incumbent Knox was first elected in 2004.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 15
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Jeff King - Incumbent King was first elected in 2011.
- Dwayne Umbarger - District 14 incumbent Umbarger was first elected in 1996.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 16
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Ty Masterson - Incumbent Masterson was first elected in 2009.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 17
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- James P. Fawcett - House District 65 incumbent Fawcett was first elected in 2010.
- Jeff Longbine - Incumbent Longbine was first elected in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 18
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- Laura Kelly - Incumbent Kelly was first elected in 2005.
- August 7 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
District 19
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- Anthony Hensley - Incumbent Hensley was first elected in 1993.
- August 7 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
District 20
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Joe Patton - House District 54 incumbent Patton was first elected in 2006.
- Vicki L. Schmidt - Incumbent Schmidt was first elected in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 21
Note: Incumbent Mark Taddiken did not seek re-election.
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Joe Beveridge
- Greg Smith - House District 22 incumbent Smith was first elected in 2000.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 22
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Joe Knopp
- Bob Reader
- Roger P. Reitz - Incumbent Reitz was first elected in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 23
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Rob Olson - Incumbent Olson was first elected in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 24
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Tom Arpke - House District 69 incumbent Arpke was first elected in 2010.
- Pete Brungardt - Incumbent Brungardt was first elected in 2001.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 25
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Michael O'Donnell
- Jean Kurtis Schodorf - Incumbent Schodorf was first elected in 2001.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 26
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Dan Kerschen - House District 93 incumbent Kerschen was first elected in 2008.
- Dick Kelsey - Incumbent Kelsey was first elected in 2009.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 27
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Leslie D. "Les" Donovan Sr. - Incumbent Donovan was first elected in 1997.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 28
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Mike Petersen - Incumbent Petersen was first elected in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 29
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- Oletha Faust-Goudeau - Incumbent Faust-Goudeau was first elected in 2009.
- KC Ohaebosim
- August 7 GOP primary:
November 6 General election candidates:
District 30
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Susan Wagle - Incumbent Wagle was first elected in 2001.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 31
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Gary Mason
- Carolyn McGinn - Incumbent McGinn was first elected in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 32
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Steve E. Abrams - Incumbent Abrams was first elected in 2009.
- Miranda Allen
November 6 General election candidates:
District 33
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Ruth Teichman - Incumbent Teichman was first elected in 2001.
- Mitch Holmes - House District 114 incumbent Mitch Holmes was first elected in 2004.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 34
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Terry Bruce - Incumbent Bruce was first elected in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 35
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Jesse Bryant
- Jay Scott Emler - Incumbent Emler was first elected in 2001.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 36
Note: Due to redistricting, incumbent Allen Schmidt is seeking re-election in District 40.
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Kyle Abbott
- Elaine Bowers - House District 107 incumbent Bowers was first elected in 2006.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 37
Note: Incumbent Ray Merrick did not seek re-election. Instead, he is running for the Kansas House of Representatives in District 27.
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Pat Apple - District 12 incumbent Apple was first elected in 2004.
- Daniel B. Campbell
- Charlotte O'Hara - House District 27 incumbent O'Hara was first elected in 2010.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 38
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Garrett Love - Incumbent Love was first elected in 2011.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 39
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- Stephen R. Morris - Incumbent Morris was first elected in 1993.
- Larry Powell - District 117 incumbent Powell was first elected in 2000.
November 6 General election candidates:
District 40
- August 7 Democratic primary:
- Allen Clark Schmidt - District 36 incumbent Schmidt was first appointed in February 2011.
- August 7 GOP primary:
- John E. Miller
- Ralph Ostmeyer - Incumbent Ostmeyer was first elected in 2005.
November 6 General election candidates:
External links
See also
References
| |||||||||||||||||
