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Kansas State House Election Results
This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Kansas House of Representatives. For results in individual contests, see our Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:
Kansas House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
Democratic Party | 49 | 33 | |
Republican Party | 76 | 92 | |
Total | 125 | 125 |
What You'll See on This Page
This page displays the following lists of candidates
- Incumbents who ran on November 2
- Incumbents who were defeated
- Challengers who defeated an incumbent
- Newly elected senators
- List of all winners
- Unopposed candidates
- Third party candidates
State House Overview:
- There were 110 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. Fourteen incumbents lost, and thus 96 incumbents were re-elected to the Kansas House of Representatives.
- No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 14 incumbent Democratic incumbents lost.
- There were 29 new representatives sworn-in. Of those 29, three were Democrats and 26 were Republicans.
- Of the 125 seats up for election, 33 were won by Democrats and 92 by Republicans.
- Fifty-three candidates were unopposed, 15 Democrats and 38 Republicans.
- Thirteen candidates ran as independents or with third-party affiliations in the general election.
Incumbency Analysis
Of the 4,958 state house seats up for election, incumbents ran in the general election for 4,091 (79.5%) of them. Of these 4,091 incumbents, 413 lost their re-election bids, 403 Democrats and 10 Republicans. In Kansas, 110 (88.0%) incumbents ran for re-election. Fourteen incumbents, all Democrats, were defeated.
Incumbents who ran on November 2
The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:
- Doug Gatewood
- Robert Grant (Kansas)
- Julie Menghini
- Bill Feuerborn
- Jene Vickrey
- Richard Proehl
- Jerry Williams (Kansas)
- Bill Otto (Kansas)
- Tony Brown (Kansas)
- Jeff King
- Forrest Knox
- Lance Kinzer
- Arlen Siegfreid
- Gene Rardin
- Dolores Furtado
- Kay Wolf
- Lisa Benlon
- Milack Talia
- Mike Slattery
- Barbara Bollier
- Ray Merrick
- Pat Colloton
- Sheryl Spalding
- Ron Worley
- Stan Frownfelter
- Tom Burroughs
- Valdenia Winn
- Broderick Henderson
- Michael Peterson (Kansas)
- Anthony Brown (Kansas)
- Connie O'Brien
- Mike Kiegerl
- Thomas Sloan
- Paul Davis (Kansas)
- Lee Tafanelli
- Marvin Kleeb
- Scott Schwab
- Rocky Fund
- Mike Burgess
- Lana Gordon
- Ann Mah
- Joe Patton
- Annie Kuether
- Annie Tietze
- Sean Gatewood
- Harold Lane
- William Prescott
- Don Hill (Kansas)
- Richard Carlson
- Steve Lukert
- Jerry Henry
- Vern Swanson
- Tom Hawk (Kansas)
- Tom Moxley
- J. Robert Brookens
- Charles Roth
- Marc Rhoades
- Clark Shultz
- Don Schroeder
- John Grange
- Peggy Mast
- J. David Crum
- Ed Trimmer
- Kasha Kelley
- Vincent Wetta
- Peter DeGraaf
- Jo Ann Pottorff
- Gail Finney
- Steven Brunk
- Judith Loganbill
- Jim Ward (Kansas)
- Melody McCray-Miller
- Nile Dillmore
- Joe McLeland
- Melany Barnes
- Phil Hermanson
- Dale Swenson
- Geraldine Flaharty
- Aaron Jack
- Mario Goico
- Janice Pauls
- Michael O'Neal
- Gene Suellentrop
- Sharon Schwartz
- Elaine Bowers
- Joshua Svaty
- Clay Aurand
- Eber Phelps
- William Wolf
- Bob Bethell
- Mitch Holmes
- Patrick Maloney (Kansas)
- Larry Powell
- Don Hineman
- Pat George
- James Morrison (Kansas)
- Gary Hayzlett
- Carl Holmes
- Shirley Palmer
- Barbara Ballard
- Cindy Neighbor
- Joe Seiwert
- Louis Ruiz
- Steve Huebert
- Sydney Carlin
- Virgil Peck, Jr.
Incumbents defeated
The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:
- Julie Menghini
- Tony Brown (Kansas)
- Gene Rardin
- Dolores Furtado
- Lisa Benlon
- Milack Talia
- Steve Lukert
- Tom Hawk (Kansas)
- Melany Barnes
- Dale Swenson
- Joshua Svaty
- Patrick Maloney (Kansas)
- Shirley Palmer
- Cindy Neighbor
Challengers who beat an incumbent
The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:
- Terry Calloway
- Terri Lois Gregory
- Amanda Grosserode
- John Rubin
- Jim Denning
- Greg Smith (Kansas)
- Brett Hildabrand
- Susan Mosier
- Benny L. Boman
- Leslie Osterman
- Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
- Kyle Hoffman
- Caryn Tyson
New Representatives and General Election Winners
1,345 new representatives were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 1,345 freshman members, 988 were Republicans and 357 were Democrats. In Kansas, 29 new representatives were sworn in. Of those 29, four were Democrats and 26 were Republicans. In the 15 open seat contests, Republicans won 12 seats and Democrats three seats. In total, Kansas elected 125 representatives, 92 Republicans and 33 Democrats.
Newly elected representatives
The following were the newly elected members of the Kansas House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
- Terry Calloway
- Terri Lois Gregory
- Amanda Grosserode
- Kelly Meigs
- John Rubin
- Jim Denning
- Rob Bruchman
- Greg Smith (Kansas)
- Brett Hildabrand
- Jana Taylor Goodman
- James P. Fawcett
- Susan Mosier
- Tom Arpke
- Jim Howell (Kansas)
- Joseph Scapa
- Benny L. Boman
- Leslie Osterman
- Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
- Dan Collins
- Garrett Love
- Ward Cassidy
- Reynaldo R. Mesa
- J. Stephen Alford
- Kyle Hoffman
- Caryn Tyson
Open Seat Winners
The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Kansas House of Representatives:
Democratic
- Doug Gatewood
- Robert Grant (Kansas)
- Bill Feuerborn
- Jerry Williams (Kansas)
- Mike Slattery
- Barbara Bollier
- Stan Frownfelter
- Tom Burroughs
- Valdenia Winn
- Broderick Henderson
- Kathy Wolfe Moore
- Michael Peterson (Kansas)
- Melanie Meier
- Paul Davis (Kansas)
- Ann Mah
- Annie Kuether
- Annie Tietze
- Sean Gatewood
- Harold Lane
- Jerry Henry
- Ed Trimmer
- Vincent Wetta
- Gail Finney
- Judith Loganbill
- Jim Ward (Kansas)
- Melody McCray-Miller
- Nile Dillmore
- Geraldine Flaharty
- Ponka-We Victors
- Eber Phelps
- Barbara Ballard
- Louis Ruiz
- Sydney Carlin
Republican
- Terry Calloway
- Jene Vickrey
- Richard Proehl
- Terri Lois Gregory
- Jeff King
- Forrest Knox
- Lance Kinzer
- Arlen Siegfreid
- Amanda Grosserode
- Kelly Meigs
- John Rubin
- Jim Denning
- Rob Bruchman
- Kay Wolf
- Greg Smith (Kansas)
- Brett Hildabrand
- Ray Merrick
- Pat Colloton
- Sheryl Spalding
- Ron Worley
- Anthony Brown (Kansas)
- Jana Taylor Goodman
- Connie O'Brien
- Mike Kiegerl
- Thomas Sloan
- Lee Tafanelli
- Marvin Kleeb
- Scott Schwab
- Rocky Fund
- Mike Burgess
- Joe Patton
- William Prescott
- Don Hill (Kansas)
- Richard Carlson
- Vern Swanson
- James P. Fawcett
- Susan Mosier
- Tom Moxley
- Tom Arpke
- J. Robert Brookens
- Charles Roth
- Marc Rhoades
- Clark Shultz
- Don Schroeder
- John Grange
- Peggy Mast
- J. David Crum
- Kasha Kelley
- Peter DeGraaf
- Jim Howell (Kansas)
- Jo Ann Pottorff
- Steven Brunk
- Joseph Scapa
- Joe McLeland
- Benny L. Boman
- Phil Hermanson
- Leslie Osterman
- Aaron Jack
- Mario Goico
- Janice Pauls
- Michael O'Neal
- Gene Suellentrop
- Sharon Schwartz
- Elaine Bowers
- Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
- Clay Aurand
- Dan Collins
- William Wolf
- Bob Bethell
- Mitch Holmes
- Garrett Love
- Larry Powell
- Don Hineman
- Pat George
- Ward Cassidy
- James Morrison (Kansas)
- Gary Hayzlett
- Reynaldo R. Mesa
- J. Stephen Alford
- Carl Holmes
- Kyle Hoffman
- Caryn Tyson
- Joe Seiwert
- Steve Huebert
- Virgil Peck, Jr.
Competitiveness
Across the nation, 4,958 state house seats were up for election in 2010. In 1,680 (33.9%) of these state house contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Kansas, 53 candidates (42.4% of all seats) faced no major party opposition. Of these 53 candidates, 15 were Democrats and 38 were Republicans.
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
- Aaron Jack
- Bob Bethell
- Carl Holmes
- Clark Shultz
- Clay Aurand
- Dan Collins
- Don Hineman
- Elaine Bowers
- Forrest Knox
- Garrett Love
- Gary Hayzlett
- J. Robert Brookens
- J. David Crum
- J. Stephen Alford
- James Morrison (Kansas)
- Jene Vickrey
- Joe McLeland
- Kasha Kelley
- Larry Powell
- Mario Goico
- Marvin Kleeb
- Mike Burgess
- Mitch Holmes
- Ray Merrick
- Reynaldo R. Mesa
- Richard Carlson
- Richard Proehl
- Rocky Fund
- Ron Worley
- Sharon Schwartz
- Steve Huebert
- Steven Brunk
- Tom Moxley
- Virgil Peck, Jr.
- Vern Swanson
- Janice Pauls
Ballot Access
In Kansas, thirteen state House candidates ran as an independent or with a third party.
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:
- Larry Monaghan
- Michael Kerner
- Jeffrey S. Caldwell
- Robert McElwain
- Sean Tabor
- Troy Abbot
- Larry Alley
- Gordon Bakken
- Randall Batson
- Dave Thomas
- Thad Bartley
- Bennie Ferguson
- Philip Breitmeyer
National Partisan Trends
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National Partisan Trends
The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in Kansas.
Incumbents who were defeated in the general election
Across the nation, only 15 Republican incumbents were defeated while 492 Democratic incumbents were defeated. In total, 507 (10.4%) of the 4,872 incumbents running in the general election were defeated. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2010 general election:
The following is the breakdown of incumbents who lost.
Incumbents defeated in 2010 legislative elections | |||
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Party | Senate | House | Total |
Democratic | 89 | 403 | 492 |
Republican | 5 | 10 | 15 |
TOTALS | 94 | 413 | 507 |
Total new legislators elected
In total, 1,733 (28.3%) new legislators were elected in 2010. Of these 1,733, 1,266 (73.1%) are Republicans and 467 (26.9%) are Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of new legislators.
New Legislators after the 2010 legislative elections | |||
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Party | Senate | House | Total |
Democratic | 110 | 357 | 467 |
Republican | 278 | 988 | 1,266 |
TOTALS | 388 | 1,345 | 1,733 |
Winners of Open Seats
Open seats contests made up 1,178 (19.2%) of the 6,125 seats on November 2. Of these 1,178 open seats, Republicans won 729 (61.9%) while Democrats won 449 (38.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.
The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.
Open Seat Winners in 2010 legislative elections | |||
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Party | Senate | House | Total |
Democratic | 108 | 341 | 449 |
Republican | 191 | 538 | 729 |
TOTALS | 299 | 879 | 1,178 |
Impact on legislative majorities
- See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010. 52 of the 88 chambers, or nearly 60% of them, had a Democratic majority, while only 33 of them had a Republican majority. (Two chambers had an exactly equal number of Democrats and Republicans and one is officially nonpartisan.) The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures prior to the November 2 election:
Partisan breakdown before the November 2010 Election | ||||
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State senates | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
State houses | 29 | 15 | 1 | - |
Totals: | 52 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
As a result of the election, Republicans picked up 20 legislative chambers while Democrats lost 20. Republicans won 53 total chambers on November 2, while Democrats won only 32. The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures after the November 2 election:
Partisan breakdown after the November 2010 Election | ||||
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State senates | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
State houses | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
Totals: | 32 | 53 | 2 | 1 |
Another way to examine the data is to gauge how many chambers had gains for the Democratic Party versus the Republican Party. Using this variable, the wide-sweeping Republican victory is further amplified. Democrats bolstered their majorities in only 7 of 88 (7.96%) state chambers. These legislatures are as follows:
State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats on November 2 | ||
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State | Chamber | Number of seats gained by Democrats |
California | Assembly | + 2 |
Delaware | House | + 2 |
Hawaii | Senate | + 1 |
Maryland | Senate | + 2 |
Massachusetts | Senate | + 1 |
Missouri | Senate | + 1 |
West Virginia | Senate | + 1 |
In 7 chambers, the GOP kept their current number of seats. In one chamber, the California State Assembly, both major parties gained seats by filling 2 vacancies and defeating an incumbent independent. Overall, the Republican Party picked up legislative seats in 75 (85.2%) of the 88 legislative chambers that held elections on November 2.
Impact on State Politics
Along with the GOP capture of the U.S. House of Representatives, state Republicans gained trifectas (control of the governorship, house, and senate) in 12 states. The following is a breakdown of trifectas across the nation, before and after the 2010 election:
Trifectas before and after the 2010 Election | ||||||
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Party | Before election | U.S. House seats | After election | U.S. House seats | Gain/loss states | Gain/loss congressional seats |
16 | 131 | 11 | 115 | -5 | -16 | |
8 | 66 | 20 | 198 | +12 | +132 |
Before the election, 131 U.S House seats were in states with Democratic trifectas, while 66 districts were in states with Republican trifectas. After the election, Republicans trifectas control redistricting for 198 U.S. House seats while Democrats control only 115. Additionally, California, the strongest Democratic trifecta with 53 U.S. House representatives, passed propositions that take redistricting power away from state government.