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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 | |||
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| 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:
New State Senators and General Election Winners
Newly elected senators
The following list displays newly-elected members of the Kansas State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Kansas State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
- Kay Wolf
- Mary Pilcher-Cook
- Jay Emler
- Carolyn McGinn
- Dan Kerschen
- Elaine Bowers
- Robert Olson (Kansas)
- Julia Lynn
- Leslie Donovan
- Susan Wagle
- Steve Abrams
- Ralph Ostmeyer
- Dennis Pyle
- Forrest Knox
- Garrett Love
- Greg Smith (Kansas)
- Jeff King
- Jeff Melcher
- Larry Powell
- Michael O'Donnell (Kansas)
- Mitch Holmes
- Tom Arpke
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
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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 | |||
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| 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:
- Robert Grant (Kansas)
- Bill Feuerborn
- Amanda Grosserode
- Kelly Meigs
- Richard Carlson
- Vern Swanson
- Clark Shultz
- Arlen Siegfreid
- Ward Cassidy
- Brian Weber
- Phil Hermanson
- Jim Howell (Kansas)
- J. David Crum
- Jana Taylor Goodman
- Mike Burgess
- Vincent Wetta
- Janice Pauls
- Nile Dillmore
- Ann Mah
- Harold Lane
- Michael Peterson (Kansas)
- Melanie Meier
- Paul Davis (Kansas)
- Sean Gatewood
- Lance Kinzer
- Scott Schwab
- Tom Phillips (Kansas)
- Barbara Ballard
- Joe Seiwert
- Sydney Carlin
- Valdenia Winn
- Virgil Peck, Jr.
- Annie Tietze
- Connie O'Brien
- Dennis Hedke
- Don Hill (Kansas)
- Don Hineman
- Don Schroeder
- Ed Trimmer
- Jerry Henry
- Jim Ward (Kansas)
- John Rubin
- Kasha Kelley
- Marc Rhoades
- Mario Goico
- Marvin Kleeb
- Peggy Mast
- Peter DeGraaf
- Ramon Gonzalez
- Richard Proehl
- Rob Bruchman
- Sharon Schwartz
- Stan Frownfelter
- Steve Huebert
- Thomas Sloan
- Tom Burroughs
- Tom Moxley
New Representatives and General Election Winners
Newly elected representatives
The following lists the newly-elected members of the Kansas House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
- Joshua Powell (Kansas)
- Bob Montgomery
- Edwin H. Bideau III
- Shanti Gandhi
- Allan Rothlisberg
- Mark Kahrs
- Joe Edwards
- Travis Couture-Lovelady
- Marshall Christmann
- Reid Petty
- Brett Hildabrand
- Charles Macheers
- Craig McPherson
- James Todd (Kansas)
- Jerry Lunn
- John Edmonds
- John L. Ewy
- Mark E. Hutton
- Marty Read
- Sue E. Boldra
- John Bradford (Kansas)
Open Seat Winners
The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following lists all candidates elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 2012:
Democratic
- Melanie Meier
- Michael Peterson (Kansas)
- Emily Perry
- Julie Menghini
- Robert Grant (Kansas)
- Paul Davis (Kansas)
- Harold Lane
- Carolyn Bridges
- Patricia M. Sloop
- Roderick A. Houston
- Nile Dillmore
- Barbara Ballard
- Sydney Carlin
- Tom Sawyer (Kansas)
- Valdenia Winn
- Annie Tietze
- Ed Trimmer
- Jerry Henry
- Jim Ward (Kansas)
- Stan Frownfelter
- Tom Burroughs
Republican
- Joshua Powell (Kansas)
- Bob Montgomery
- Amanda Grosserode
- Kelly Meigs
- Lance Kinzer
- Edwin H. Bideau III
- Shanti Gandhi
- Richard Carlson
- Vern Swanson
- Allan Rothlisberg
- Clark Shultz
- J. David Crum
- Jim Howell (Kansas)
- Mark Kahrs
- Joe Edwards
- Phil Hermanson
- Janice Pauls
- Travis Couture-Lovelady
- Marshall Christmann
- Brian Weber
- Ward Cassidy
- Arlen Siegfreid
- Reid Petty
- Scott Schwab
- Tom Phillips (Kansas)
- Joe Seiwert
- Virgil Peck, Jr.
- Brett Hildabrand
- Charles Macheers
- Connie O'Brien
- Craig McPherson
- Dennis Hedke
- Don Hill (Kansas)
- Don Hineman
- Don Schroeder
- James Todd (Kansas)
- Jerry Lunn
- John Edmonds
- John L. Ewy
- John Rubin
- Kasha Kelley
- Marc Rhoades
- Mario Goico
- Mark E. Hutton
- Marty Read
- Marvin Kleeb
- Peggy Mast
- Peter DeGraaf
- Ramon Gonzalez
- Richard Proehl
- Rob Bruchman
- Sharon Schwartz
- Steve Huebert
- Sue E. Boldra
- Thomas Sloan
- Tom Moxley
- John Bradford (Kansas)
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
