Democrat Donald E. Biggs ousted 3rd District incumbent Carolyn Tillotson, a Republican. In Johnson County, voters sent four fresh faces to the Kansas Senate, significantly changing the makeup of the county's six-member delegation. The two incumbents who did run again, Republicans Dick Bond of Overland Park and Audrey Langworthy of Prairie Village, won without opposition. We have one more social conservative than we had before, so it's not that big of a change. Conservatives Karin Brownlee of Olathe and Nick Jordan of Shawnee won along with moderates Rich Becker of Lenexa and Keith Schraad of Overland Park, according to unofficial results that were final except for a few precincts remaining to be counted in the Brownlee race.
Senators serve four-year terms.
3rd District With all the votes counted, Biggs had 10,891 votes, compared to 10,057 votes for Tillotson. Tillotson was elected to the Senate four years ago. With unofficial votes counted, Gilstrap had 13,012 votes, compared to 11,767 votes for Grant. He vowed to comb the state budget, looking for savings. She resigned when the Legislature adjourned this spring and returned to Leavenworth County.