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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
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:

  1. Doug Gatewood
  2. Robert Grant (Kansas)
  3. Julie Menghini
  4. Bill Feuerborn
  5. Jene Vickrey
  6. Richard Proehl
  7. Jerry Williams (Kansas)
  8. Bill Otto (Kansas)
  9. Tony Brown (Kansas)
  10. Jeff King
  11. Forrest Knox
  12. Lance Kinzer
  13. Arlen Siegfreid
  14. Gene Rardin
  15. Dolores Furtado
  16. Kay Wolf
  17. Lisa Benlon
  18. Milack Talia
  19. Mike Slattery
  20. Barbara Bollier
  21. Ray Merrick
  22. Pat Colloton
  23. Sheryl Spalding
  24. Ron Worley
  25. Stan Frownfelter
  26. Tom Burroughs
  27. Valdenia Winn
  28. Broderick Henderson
  29. Michael Peterson (Kansas)
  30. Anthony Brown (Kansas)
  31. Connie O'Brien
  32. Mike Kiegerl
  33. Thomas Sloan
  34. Paul Davis (Kansas)
  35. Lee Tafanelli
  36. Marvin Kleeb
  37. Scott Schwab
  38. Rocky Fund
  39. Mike Burgess
  40. Lana Gordon
  41. Ann Mah
  42. Joe Patton
  43. Annie Kuether
  44. Annie Tietze
  45. Sean Gatewood
  46. Harold Lane
  47. William Prescott
  48. Don Hill (Kansas)
  49. Richard Carlson
  50. Steve Lukert
  51. Jerry Henry
  52. Vern Swanson
  53. Tom Hawk (Kansas)
  54. Tom Moxley
  55. J. Robert Brookens
  56. Charles Roth
  57. Marc Rhoades
  58. Clark Shultz
  59. Don Schroeder
  60. John Grange
  61. Peggy Mast
  62. J. David Crum
  63. Ed Trimmer
  64. Kasha Kelley
  65. Vincent Wetta
  66. Peter DeGraaf
  67. Jo Ann Pottorff
  68. Gail Finney
  69. Steven Brunk
  70. Judith Loganbill
  71. Jim Ward (Kansas)
  72. Melody McCray-Miller
  73. Nile Dillmore
  74. Joe McLeland
  75. Melany Barnes
  76. Phil Hermanson
  77. Dale Swenson
  78. Geraldine Flaharty
  79. Aaron Jack
  80. Mario Goico
  81. Janice Pauls
  82. Michael O'Neal
  83. Gene Suellentrop
  84. Sharon Schwartz
  85. Elaine Bowers
  86. Joshua Svaty
  87. Clay Aurand
  88. Eber Phelps
  89. William Wolf
  90. Bob Bethell
  91. Mitch Holmes
  92. Patrick Maloney (Kansas)
  93. Larry Powell
  94. Don Hineman
  95. Pat George
  96. James Morrison (Kansas)
  97. Gary Hayzlett
  98. Carl Holmes
  99. Shirley Palmer
  100. Barbara Ballard
  101. Cindy Neighbor
  102. Joe Seiwert
  103. Louis Ruiz
  104. Steve Huebert
  105. Sydney Carlin
  106. Virgil Peck, Jr.

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:

  1. Julie Menghini
  2. Tony Brown (Kansas)
  3. Gene Rardin
  4. Dolores Furtado
  5. Lisa Benlon
  6. Milack Talia
  7. Steve Lukert
  8. Tom Hawk (Kansas)
  9. Melany Barnes
  10. Dale Swenson
  11. Joshua Svaty
  12. Patrick Maloney (Kansas)
  13. Shirley Palmer
  14. Cindy Neighbor

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:


  1. Terry Calloway
  2. Terri Lois Gregory
  3. Amanda Grosserode
  4. John Rubin
  5. Jim Denning
  6. Greg Smith (Kansas)
  7. Brett Hildabrand
  8. Susan Mosier
  9. Benny L. Boman
  10. Leslie Osterman
  11. Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
  12. Kyle Hoffman
  13. 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

  1. Kathy Wolfe Moore
  2. Melanie Meier
  3. Ponka-We Victors

Republican

  1. Terry Calloway
  2. Terri Lois Gregory
  3. Amanda Grosserode
  4. Kelly Meigs
  5. John Rubin
  6. Jim Denning
  7. Rob Bruchman
  8. Greg Smith (Kansas)
  9. Brett Hildabrand
  10. Jana Taylor Goodman
  11. James P. Fawcett
  12. Susan Mosier
  13. Tom Arpke
  14. Jim Howell (Kansas)
  15. Joseph Scapa
  16. Benny L. Boman
  17. Leslie Osterman
  18. Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
  19. Dan Collins
  20. Garrett Love
  21. Ward Cassidy
  22. Reynaldo R. Mesa
  23. J. Stephen Alford
  24. Kyle Hoffman
  25. Caryn Tyson

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

  1. Kathy Wolfe Moore
  2. Melanie Meier
  3. Ponka-We Victors

Republican

  1. Kelly Meigs
  2. Rob Bruchman
  3. Jana Taylor Goodman
  4. James P. Fawcett
  5. Tom Arpke
  6. Jim Howell (Kansas)
  7. Joseph Scapa
  8. Dan Collins
  9. Garrett Love
  10. Ward Cassidy
  11. Reynaldo R. Mesa
  12. J. Stephen Alford

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Kansas House of Representatives:

Democratic

  1. Doug Gatewood
  2. Robert Grant (Kansas)
  3. Bill Feuerborn
  4. Jerry Williams (Kansas)
  5. Mike Slattery
  6. Barbara Bollier
  7. Stan Frownfelter
  8. Tom Burroughs
  9. Valdenia Winn
  10. Broderick Henderson
  11. Kathy Wolfe Moore
  12. Michael Peterson (Kansas)
  13. Melanie Meier
  14. Paul Davis (Kansas)
  15. Ann Mah
  16. Annie Kuether
  17. Annie Tietze
  18. Sean Gatewood
  19. Harold Lane
  20. Jerry Henry
  21. Ed Trimmer
  22. Vincent Wetta
  23. Gail Finney
  24. Judith Loganbill
  25. Jim Ward (Kansas)
  26. Melody McCray-Miller
  27. Nile Dillmore
  28. Geraldine Flaharty
  29. Ponka-We Victors
  30. Eber Phelps
  31. Barbara Ballard
  32. Louis Ruiz
  33. Sydney Carlin

Republican

  1. Terry Calloway
  2. Jene Vickrey
  3. Richard Proehl
  4. Terri Lois Gregory
  5. Jeff King
  6. Forrest Knox
  7. Lance Kinzer
  8. Arlen Siegfreid
  9. Amanda Grosserode
  10. Kelly Meigs
  11. John Rubin
  12. Jim Denning
  13. Rob Bruchman
  14. Kay Wolf
  15. Greg Smith (Kansas)
  16. Brett Hildabrand
  17. Ray Merrick
  18. Pat Colloton
  19. Sheryl Spalding
  20. Ron Worley
  21. Anthony Brown (Kansas)
  22. Jana Taylor Goodman
  23. Connie O'Brien
  24. Mike Kiegerl
  25. Thomas Sloan
  26. Lee Tafanelli
  27. Marvin Kleeb
  28. Scott Schwab
  29. Rocky Fund
  30. Mike Burgess
  31. Joe Patton
  32. William Prescott
  33. Don Hill (Kansas)
  34. Richard Carlson
  35. Vern Swanson
  36. James P. Fawcett
  37. Susan Mosier
  38. Tom Moxley
  39. Tom Arpke
  40. J. Robert Brookens
  41. Charles Roth
  42. Marc Rhoades
  43. Clark Shultz
  44. Don Schroeder
  45. John Grange
  46. Peggy Mast
  47. J. David Crum
  48. Kasha Kelley
  49. Peter DeGraaf
  50. Jim Howell (Kansas)
  51. Jo Ann Pottorff
  52. Steven Brunk
  53. Joseph Scapa
  54. Joe McLeland
  55. Benny L. Boman
  56. Phil Hermanson
  57. Leslie Osterman
  58. Aaron Jack
  59. Mario Goico
  60. Janice Pauls
  61. Michael O'Neal
  62. Gene Suellentrop
  63. Sharon Schwartz
  64. Elaine Bowers
  65. Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
  66. Clay Aurand
  67. Dan Collins
  68. William Wolf
  69. Bob Bethell
  70. Mitch Holmes
  71. Garrett Love
  72. Larry Powell
  73. Don Hineman
  74. Pat George
  75. Ward Cassidy
  76. James Morrison (Kansas)
  77. Gary Hayzlett
  78. Reynaldo R. Mesa
  79. J. Stephen Alford
  80. Carl Holmes
  81. Kyle Hoffman
  82. Caryn Tyson
  83. Joe Seiwert
  84. Steve Huebert
  85. 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

  1. Barbara Ballard
  2. Bill Feuerborn
  3. Eber Phelps
  4. Ed Trimmer
  5. Harold Lane
  6. Jerry Williams (Kansas)
  7. Jerry Henry
  8. Louis Ruiz
  9. Melody McCray-Miller
  10. Michael Peterson (Kansas)
  11. Paul Davis (Kansas)
  12. Ponka-We Victors
  13. Tom Burroughs
  14. Valdenia Winn

Republican

  1. Aaron Jack
  2. Bob Bethell
  3. Carl Holmes
  4. Clark Shultz
  5. Clay Aurand
  6. Dan Collins
  7. Don Hineman
  8. Elaine Bowers
  9. Forrest Knox
  10. Garrett Love
  11. Gary Hayzlett
  12. J. Robert Brookens
  13. J. David Crum
  14. J. Stephen Alford
  15. James Morrison (Kansas)
  16. Jene Vickrey
  17. Joe McLeland
  18. Kasha Kelley
  19. Larry Powell
  20. Mario Goico
  21. Marvin Kleeb
  22. Mike Burgess
  23. Mitch Holmes
  24. Ray Merrick
  25. Reynaldo R. Mesa
  26. Richard Carlson
  27. Richard Proehl
  28. Rocky Fund
  29. Ron Worley
  30. Sharon Schwartz
  31. Steve Huebert
  32. Steven Brunk
  33. Tom Moxley
  34. Virgil Peck, Jr.
  35. Vern Swanson
  36. 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:

  1. Larry Monaghan
  2. Michael Kerner
  3. Jeffrey S. Caldwell
  4. Robert McElwain
  5. Sean Tabor
  6. Troy Abbot
  7. Larry Alley
  8. Gordon Bakken
  9. Randall Batson
  10. Dave Thomas
  11. Thad Bartley
  12. Bennie Ferguson
  13. 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
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
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
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
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
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
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
Party Before election U.S. House seats After election U.S. House seats Gain/loss states Gain/loss congressional seats
Democratic
16 131 11 115 -5 -16
Republican
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.

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