# 2020 Kansas Senate election

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The 2020 Kansas Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Kansas voters elected state senators in all of the state's 40 senate districts. Senators serve four-year terms.

## Retirements

Four incumbents did not run for reelection in 2020. Those incumbents are:

### Republicans

* District 8: Jim Denning: Retiring
* District 30: Susan Wagle: Retiring

### Democrats

* District 7: Barbara Bollier: Retiring; ran for United States Senate
* District 18: Vic Miller: Retiring

## Incumbents defeated
### In primary elections
#### Republicans

Seven Republicans lost renomination.
* District 11: John Skubal lost renomination to Kellie Warren.
* District 14: Bruce Givens lost renomination to Michael Fagg.
* District 15: Dan Goddard lost renomination to Virgil Peck Jr.
* District 20: Eric Rucker lost renomination to Brenda Dietrich.
* District 24: Randall Hardy lost renomination to J. R. Claeys.
* District 33: Mary Jo Taylor lost renomination to Alicia Straub.
* District 34: Ed Berger lost renomination to Mark Steffen.

### In the general election
#### Republican

* District 5: Kevin Braun lost to Jeff Pittman.

#### Democratic

* District 19: Anthony Hensley lost to Rick Kloos.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely R | October 21, 2020 |

## Results summary

Summary of the November 3, 2020 Kansas Senate election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– |
| | Republican | 39 | 817,169 | 63.11% | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
| | Democratic | 30 | 477,582 | 36.89% | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,294,751 | 100.0% | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
| Source: ||||||||||
Popular vote
Republican
63.11%
Democratic
36.89% :
Senate seats
Republican
72.5%
Democratic
27.5% :

### Close races

Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* District 22, 1.2%
* District 3, 2.04%
* District 19, 2.42% (flip)
* District 10, 3.72%
* District 30, 4.22%
* District 9, 4.52%
* District 11, 5.36%
* District 5, 6.04% (flip)
* District 23, 6.22%
* District 28, 8.1%
* District 8, 8.72% (flip)
* District 25, 9.18%
* District 21, 9.58%

## Summary of results by State Senate district

| State Senate district | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| Kansas 1 | Dennis Pyle | Rep | Dennis Pyle | Rep |
| Kansas 2 | Marci Francisco | Dem | Marci Francisco | Dem |
| Kansas 3 | Tom Holland | Dem | Tom Holland | Dem |
| Kansas 4 | David Haley | Dem | David Haley | Dem |
| Kansas 5 | Kevin Braun | Rep | Jeff Pittman | Dem |
| Kansas 6 | Pat Pettey | Dem | Pat Pettey | Dem |
| Kansas 7 | Barbara Bollier | Dem | Ethan Corson | Dem |
| Kansas 8 | Jim Denning | Rep | Cindy Holscher | Dem |
| Kansas 9 | Julia Lynn | Rep | Beverly Gossage | Rep |
| Kansas 10 | Mike Thompson | Rep | Mike Thompson | Rep |
| Kansas 11 | John Skubal* | Rep | Kellie Warren | Rep |
| Kansas 12 | Caryn Tyson | Rep | Caryn Tyson | Rep |
| Kansas 13 | Richard Hilderbrand | Rep | Richard Hilderbrand | Rep |
| Kansas 14 | Bruce Givens* | Rep | Michael Fagg | Rep |
| Kansas 15 | Dan Goddard* | Rep | Virgil Peck Jr. | Rep |
| Kansas 16 | Ty Masterson | Rep | Ty Masterson | Rep |
| Kansas 17 | Jeff Longbine | Rep | Jeff Longbine | Rep |
| Kansas 18 | Vic Miller | Dem | Kristen O'Shea | Rep |
| Kansas 19 | Anthony Hensley | Dem | Rick Kloos | Rep |
| Kansas 20 | Eric Rucker* | Rep | Brenda Dietrich | Rep |
| Kansas 21 | Dinah Sykes | Dem | Dinah Sykes | Dem |
| Kansas 22 | Tom Hawk | Dem | Tom Hawk | Dem |
| Kansas 23 | Robert S. Olson | Rep | Robert S. Olson | Rep |
| Kansas 24 | Randall Hardy* | Rep | J. R. Claeys | Rep |
| Kansas 25 | Mary Ware | Dem | Mary Ware | Dem |
| Kansas 26 | Dan Kerschen | Rep | Dan Kerschen | Rep |
| Kansas 27 | Gene Suellentrop | Rep | Gene Suellentrop | Rep |
| Kansas 28 | Mike Petersen | Rep | Mike Petersen | Rep |
| Kansas 29 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau | Dem | Oletha Faust-Goudeau | Dem |
| Kansas 30 | Susan Wagle | Rep | Renee Erickson | Rep |
| Kansas 31 | Carolyn McGinn | Rep | Carolyn McGinn | Rep |
| Kansas 32 | Larry Alley | Rep | Larry Alley | Rep |
| Kansas 33 | Mary Jo Taylor* | Rep | Alicia Straub | Rep |
| Kansas 34 | Ed Berger* | Rep | Mark Steffen | Rep |
| Kansas 35 | Rick Wilborn | Rep | Rick Wilborn | Rep |
| Kansas 36 | Elaine Bowers | Rep | Elaine Bowers | Rep |
| Kansas 37 | Molly Baumgardner | Rep | Molly Baumgardner | Rep |
| Kansas 38 | Bud Estes | Rep | Bud Estes | Rep |
| Kansas 39 | John Doll | Rep | John Doll | Rep |
| Kansas 40 | Rick Billinger | Rep | Rick Billinger | Rep |