Kansas 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Kansas.

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Kansas State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Kansas State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Kansas State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

Kansas State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	8	9
	Republican Party	32	31
Total		40	40

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 40 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Kelly Kultala
2. Chris Steineger
3. Mary Pilcher-Cook
4. Pat Apple
5. Jay Emler
6. Allen Schmidt
7. Laura Kelly (Kansas)
8. David Haley
9. Marci Francisco
10. Mike Petersen (Kansas)
11. Oletha Faust-Goudeau
12. Robert Olson (Kansas)
13. Ty Masterson
14. Julia Lynn
15. Anthony Hensley
16. Leslie Donovan
17. Susan Wagle
18. Steve Abrams
19. Terry Bruce
20. Ralph Ostmeyer
21. Garrett Love
22. Jeff King
23. Vicki Schmidt

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Kansas State Senate:

Democratic

1. Pat Pettey
2. Tom Hawk (Kansas)

Republican

1. Kay Wolf
2. Jacob LaTurner
3. Caryn Tyson
4. Dan Kerschen
5. Elaine Bowers
6. Forrest Knox
7. Greg Smith (Kansas)
8. Jeff Melcher
9. Jim Denning
10. Larry Powell
11. Michael O'Donnell (Kansas)
12. Mitch Holmes
13. Steve Fitzgerald
14. Tom Arpke

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Kansas State Senate:

Democratic

1. Laura Kelly (Kansas)
2. David Haley
3. Marci Francisco
4. Oletha Faust-Goudeau
5. Pat Pettey
6. Anthony Hensley
7. Tom Hawk (Kansas)

Republican

1. Kay Wolf
2. Mary Pilcher-Cook
3. Jay Emler
4. Jacob LaTurner
5. Caryn Tyson
6. Dan Kerschen
7. Elaine Bowers
8. Mike Petersen (Kansas)
9. Robert Olson (Kansas)
10. Ty Masterson
11. Julia Lynn
12. Leslie Donovan
13. Susan Wagle
14. Steve Abrams
15. Terry Bruce
16. Ralph Ostmeyer
17. Forrest Knox
18. Garrett Love
19. Greg Smith (Kansas)
20. Jeff King
21. Jeff Melcher
22. Jim Denning
23. Larry Powell
24. Michael O'Donnell (Kansas)
25. Mitch Holmes
26. Steve Fitzgerald
27. Tom Arpke
28. Vicki Schmidt

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Republican

1. Dan Kerschen
2. Ty Masterson
3. Steve Abrams
4. Jeff King
5. Larry Powell
6. Mitch Holmes

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Pat Apple
2. Miranda Allen
3. Jesse Bryant
4. Dave Thomas (Kansas)
5. Clarence Hinchey
6. Carl Kramer

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Kansas State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Kansas House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

Kansas House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	33	33
	Republican Party	92	92
Total		125	125

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates:

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 125 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Robert Grant (Kansas)
2. Bill Feuerborn
3. Jene Vickrey
4. Richard Proehl
5. Lance Kinzer
6. Arlen Siegfreid
7. Amanda Grosserode
8. Kelly Meigs
9. John Rubin
10. Rob Bruchman
11. Barbara Bollier
12. Stan Frownfelter
13. Tom Burroughs
14. Valdenia Winn
15. Broderick Henderson
16. Kathy Wolfe Moore
17. Michael Peterson (Kansas)
18. Melanie Meier
19. Jana Taylor Goodman
20. Connie O'Brien
21. Thomas Sloan
22. Paul Davis (Kansas)
23. Marvin Kleeb
24. Scott Schwab
25. Mike Burgess
26. Ann Mah
27. Annie Kuether
28. Annie Tietze
29. Sean Gatewood
30. Harold Lane
31. Don Hill (Kansas)
32. Richard Carlson
33. Jerry Henry
34. Vern Swanson
35. Tom Moxley
36. Marc Rhoades
37. Clark Shultz
38. Don Schroeder
39. Peggy Mast
40. J. David Crum
41. Ed Trimmer
42. Kasha Kelley
43. Vincent Wetta
44. Peter DeGraaf
45. Jim Howell (Kansas)
46. Gail Finney
47. Steven Brunk
48. Joseph Scapa
49. Jim Ward (Kansas)
50. Nile Dillmore
51. Phil Hermanson
52. Mario Goico
53. Janice Pauls
54. Ponka-We Victors
55. Gene Suellentrop
56. Sharon Schwartz
57. Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
58. Don Hineman
59. Ward Cassidy
60. Ramon Gonzalez
61. Dennis Hedke
62. Brian Weber
63. Larry Campbell
64. Jim Kelly (Kansas)
65. Tom Phillips (Kansas)
66. Barbara Ballard
67. Joe Seiwert
68. Kyle Hoffman
69. Louis Ruiz
70. Ronald Ryckman
71. Steve Huebert
72. Sydney Carlin
73. Virgil Peck, Jr.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Kansas House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Julie Menghini
2. Brandon Whipple
3. John Wilson (Kansas)
4. Emily Perry
5. Nancy Lusk
6. Carolyn Bridges
7. Patricia M. Sloop
8. Roderick A. Houston
9. John Alcala
10. Stephanie Clayton
11. Tom Sawyer (Kansas)
12. Virgil Weigel

Republican

1. Michael Houser (Kansas)
2. Brett Hildabrand
3. Ray Merrick
4. Bob Montgomery
5. Marty Read
6. Kevin Jones (Kansas)
7. Craig McPherson
8. Edwin H. Bideau III
9. Larry Paul Hibbard
10. Keith Esau
11. Jerry Lunn
12. James Todd (Kansas)
13. Willie Dove
14. Charles Macheers
15. John Bradford (Kansas)
16. Joshua Powell (Kansas)
17. Ron Highland
18. Shanti Gandhi
19. Ken Corbet
20. Blaine Finch
21. Allan Rothlisberg
22. John E. Barker
23. Diana Dierks
24. Reid Petty
25. Russ Jennings
26. John L. Ewy
27. Marshall Christmann
28. John Edmonds
29. Sue E. Boldra
30. Travis Couture-Lovelady
31. Mark E. Hutton
32. Steven Becker (Kansas)
33. Joe Edwards
34. Mark Kahrs
35. Ron Ryckman
36. Melissa Rooker
37. Bill Sutton
38. Daniel Hawkins (Kansas)
39. Stephanie Clayton
40. Troy L. Waymaster
41. Will Carpenter

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Julie Menghini
2. Emily Perry
3. Roderick A. Houston
4. John Alcala
5. John Wilson (Kansas)

Republican

1. Shanti Gandhi
2. Will Carpenter
3. Bob Montgomery
4. Mark Kahrs
5. John E. Barker
6. Joe Edwards
7. Edwin H. Bideau III
8. Melissa Rooker
9. Bill Sutton
10. Daniel Hawkins (Kansas)
11. Michael Houser (Kansas)
12. Troy L. Waymaster
13. Brett Hildabrand
14. Charles Macheers
15. Craig McPherson
16. Diana Dierks
17. Jerry Lunn
18. John L. Ewy
19. Keith Esau
20. Larry Paul Hibbard
21. Marty Read
22. Ray Merrick
23. Ron Highland
24. Steven Becker (Kansas)
25. Willie Dove
26. John Bradford (Kansas)

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Robert Grant (Kansas)
2. Julie Menghini
3. Barbara Bollier
4. Stan Frownfelter
5. Tom Burroughs
6. Valdenia Winn
7. Broderick Henderson
8. Kathy Wolfe Moore
9. Michael Peterson (Kansas)
10. Melanie Meier
11. Paul Davis (Kansas)
12. Annie Kuether
13. Annie Tietze
14. Harold Lane
15. Jerry Henry
16. Ed Trimmer
17. Gail Finney
18. Jim Ward (Kansas)
19. Nile Dillmore
20. Brandon Whipple
21. Ponka-We Victors
22. John Wilson (Kansas)
23. Emily Perry
24. Nancy Lusk
25. Carolyn Bridges
26. Patricia M. Sloop
27. Roderick A. Houston
28. Barbara Ballard
29. John Alcala
30. Louis Ruiz
31. Stephanie Clayton
32. Sydney Carlin
33. Tom Sawyer (Kansas)
34. Virgil Weigel

Republican

1. Michael Houser (Kansas)
2. Jene Vickrey
3. Richard Proehl
4. Lance Kinzer
5. Arlen Siegfreid
6. Amanda Grosserode
7. Kelly Meigs
8. John Rubin
9. Rob Bruchman
10. Brett Hildabrand
11. Ray Merrick
12. Connie O'Brien
13. Thomas Sloan
14. Marvin Kleeb
15. Scott Schwab
16. Don Hill (Kansas)
17. Richard Carlson
18. Vern Swanson
19. Tom Moxley
20. Marc Rhoades
21. Clark Shultz
22. Don Schroeder
23. Peggy Mast
24. J. David Crum
25. Kasha Kelley
26. Peter DeGraaf
27. Jim Howell (Kansas)
28. Steven Brunk
29. Phil Hermanson
30. Mario Goico
31. Janice Pauls
32. Gene Suellentrop
33. Sharon Schwartz
34. Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
35. Don Hineman
36. Ward Cassidy
37. Ramon Gonzalez
38. Dennis Hedke
39. Brian Weber
40. Bob Montgomery
41. Marty Read
42. Kevin Jones (Kansas)
43. Craig McPherson
44. Edwin H. Bideau III
45. Larry Paul Hibbard
46. Keith Esau
47. Larry Campbell
48. Jerry Lunn
49. James Todd (Kansas)
50. Willie Dove
51. Charles Macheers
52. John Bradford (Kansas)
53. Joshua Powell (Kansas)
54. Ron Highland
55. Shanti Gandhi
56. Ken Corbet
57. Blaine Finch
58. Allan Rothlisberg
59. John E. Barker
60. Diana Dierks
61. Reid Petty
62. Russ Jennings
63. John L. Ewy
64. Marshall Christmann
65. John Edmonds
66. Sue E. Boldra
67. Travis Couture-Lovelady
68. Mark E. Hutton
69. Steven Becker (Kansas)
70. Joe Edwards
71. Mark Kahrs
72. Ron Ryckman
73. Jim Kelly (Kansas)
74. Melissa Rooker
75. Tom Phillips (Kansas)
76. Bill Sutton
77. Daniel Hawkins (Kansas)
78. Joe Seiwert
79. Kyle Hoffman
80. Ronald Ryckman
81. Stephanie Clayton
82. Steve Huebert
83. Troy L. Waymaster
84. Virgil Peck, Jr.
85. Will Carpenter

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Michael Peterson (Kansas)
2. Paul Davis (Kansas)
3. Valdenia Winn
4. Broderick Henderson
5. Ponka-We Victors
6. Stan Frownfelter

Republican

1. Amanda Grosserode
2. Vern Swanson
3. John E. Barker
4. Ward Cassidy
5. Edwin H. Bideau III
6. Reid Petty
7. Richard Carlson
8. Bob Montgomery
9. Erica Anderson
10. J. David Crum
11. Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)
12. Joe Seiwert
13. Troy L. Waymaster
14. Craig McPherson
15. Dennis Hedke
16. Don Hineman
17. Jene Vickrey
18. Kasha Kelley
19. Larry Campbell
20. Larry Paul Hibbard
21. Mario Goico
22. Marvin Kleeb
23. Peter DeGraaf
24. Ray Merrick
25. Rob Bruchman
26. Ron Ryckman
27. Russ Jennings
28. Steven Becker (Kansas)
29. Thomas Sloan
30. Tom Moxley

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Bill Otto (Kansas)
2. John Stevens (Kansas)
3. Philip Breitmeyer
4. Michael Kerner
5. Gordon Bakken
6. Randall Batson
7. Aaron Estabrook
8. Lawrence E. Monaghan
9. Jeff Caldwell (Kansas)
10. James Pruden (Kansas)
11. Santana Marie Talbert
12. Daniel J. Thimesch
13. Keen A. Umbehr

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested 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 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1