All 165 seats in Kansas Legislature up for election this year
The contests that will make up the next Kansas Legislature took shape Wednesday as the deadline for candidates to file passed.
All 165 seats – 125 in the House and 40 in the Senate – are up for election this year.
The Kansas Republican Party will try to keep or solidify holds on seats being vacated by a number of Wichita-area Republicans who chose not to seek re-election, including Mario Goico, Mark Hutton and Mark Kahrs in the House and Michael O’Donnell, Les Donovan and Steve Abrams in the Senate. A number of primaries will pit Republican against Republican.
Democrats, who have struggled to gain traction in Topeka, boast of what the party calls an unprecedented lineup of candidates, including a candidate in each Senate district for the first time in more than 30 years. They say they want to capitalize on voter angst related to tumult during the last two legislative sessions.
Open seats
Senate District 15
Incumbent Jeff King, R-Independence, the Senate vice president, is leaving.
Dan Goddard, 68, R, Parsons, former city commissioner and retired CEO of Great Plains Development Authority
Virgil Peck, 58, R, Havana, state House member and insurance agent
Chuck Schmidt, 66, D, Independence, retired superintendent of Independence schools
Senate District 25
Incumbent Michael O’Donnell, R-Wichita, is leaving to run for a seat on the Sedgwick County Commission.
Lynn Rogers, 57, D, Wichita, Wichita school board member
William Eveland, 51, R, Wichita
Jim Price, 45, R, Wichita, defense contractor
Senate District 27
Les Donovan, R-Wichita, is leaving after 19 years.
Lori Graham, 51, R, Wichita, business owner
Gene Suellentrop, 64, R, Wichita, state House member and business owner
Tony Hunter, 39, D, Wichita, attorney
Senate District 32
Incumbent Steve Abrams, R-Arkansas City, is leaving after two terms.
Larry. W. Alley, 67, R, Winfield
Don Shimkus, 49, D, Oxford, school board president and president of the Kansas Association of School Boards
Senate District 33
Incumbent Mitch Holmes, R-St. John, is leaving after one term.
Larry D. Salmans, 78, R, Hanston
Mary Jo Taylor, 63, R, Stafford, current superintendent of Stafford school district
Matt Bristow, 32, D, Ellinwood, attorney
House District 12
Incumbent Virgil Peck, R-Havana, is running for an open Senate seat.
Doug Blex, 69, R, Independence, former chair of Montgomery County Republican central committee
Brad Hall, 62, R, Independence, business owner
Jean Kurtis Schodorf, 65, D, Sedan, former state senator
House District 87
Incumbent Mark Kahrs, R-Wichita, is leaving after two terms.
Jeremy Alessi, 40, R, Wichita, investment adviser
Roger A. Elliott, 66, R, Wichita, member of the Andover board and retired vice president of CornerBank
Tonya Howard, 45, D, Wichita, Wichita public school teacher
House District 89
Incumbent Ron Houston, D-Wichita, is leaving after two terms.
KC Ohaebosim, D, Wichita
House District 91
Incumbent Gene Suellentrop, R-Wichita, is running for an open Senate seat.
Greg Lakin, 57, R, Wichita, family physician
J.C. Moore, 73, R, Kechi, retired chemistry and physics professor
House District 94
Incumbent Mario Goico is leaving after 14 years.
Scott Anderson, 34, R, Wichita, Sedgwick County public defender
Susan K. Osborne, 69, D, Wichita, former professor of business administration and marketing, Catholic Charities community liaison, former Metropolitan Area Planning Commission member.
Leo Delperdang, 54, R, Wichita, design engineer for fiber optics systems
House District 99
Incumbent Dennis Hedke, R-Wichita, is leaving after five years.
Randy Banwart, 54, R, Andover, project manager at Spirit AeroSystems
Susan Humphries, 58, R, Wichita, attorney
House District 105
Incumbent Mark Hutton, R-Wichita, is leaving after two terms.
Brenda Landwehr, 61, R, Wichita, former lawmaker
Cammie Funston, 64, D, Wichita, retired paraprofessional at Northwest High School
Primary matchups
Senate District 14
(i) Forrest Knox, 60, R, Altoona, farmer/rancher, senator since 2013
Bruce Givens, 60, R, El Dorado, assistant director for Butler County special education cooperative
Mark Pringle, 57, D, Yates Center, former farmer
Carl M. Shay, 46, D, Fredonia, distributor for Hiland Dairy, member of the Fredonia school board and Fredonia Recreation Commission
Senate District 16
(i) Ty Masterson, 46, R, Andover, developer-contractor-consultant, senator since 2009
Troy Tabor, 40, R, Andover, City Council member
Gabriel Costilla, 27, D, Derby, English teacher at West High School
Senate District 26
Byron C. Dunlavy, 18, R, Goddard
(i) Dan Kerschen, 63, R, Garden Plain, farmer, senator since 2013
Benjamin Poteete, 30, D, Goddard, former geographer for the Department of the Interior and graduate student
Senate District 28
Jo L. Hillman, 67, R, Wichita, retired deputy county treasurer
(i) Mike Petersen, 54, R, industrial electrician, senator since 2005
Keith Humphrey, 58, D, Navy veteran and business owner
Senate District 30
Anabel Larumbe, 25, D, Wichita
Nathan Tokala, D, Wichita
(i) Susan Wagle, 62, R, Wichita, business/real estate, Senate president
Senate District 31
Renee Erickson, 52, R, Walton, middle school principal, Newton school board member
(i) Carolyn McGinn, 57, R, Sedgwick, agriculture producer, senator since 2005
J. Michelle Vann, 45, D, Valley Center, retired teacher
Senate District 34
Edward E. Berger, 70, R, Hutchinson, retired president of Hutchinson Community College
(i) Terry Bruce, 41, R, Hutchinson, attorney, Senate majority leader
Homer L. Gilson, 69, D, Hutchinson, land surveyor and small business owner
House District 75
Mary Martha Good, 61, R, El Dorado, retired kindergarten teacher
(i) Will Carpenter, 59, R, El Dorado, business owner, House member since 2013
House District 97
Nick Hoheisel, 30, R, Wichita, member of the Wichita District IV Advisory Board
(i) Leslie G. Osterman, 68, R, Wichita, retired, House member since 2011
Stan Reeser, 54, D, Wichita, former Wichita City Council member
House District 98
Steve Crum, 50, D, Haysville, Haysville City Council member
Justin Kraemer, 42, D, Wichita, former local news anchor
(i) Steve Anthimides, 39, R, Wichita, business owner, House member since 2013
House District 104
(i) Steven R. Becker, 68, R, Buhler, retired district court judge, House member since 2013
Lowell J. Peachey, 59, R, Hutchinson, president of Mennonite Friendship Communities
Betty Taylor, 69, D, Hutchinson, small business owner
House District 114
Herchel A Crainer III, 60, R, Hutchinson, insurance agent
(i) Jack Thimesch, R, Spivey, farmer/construction, House member since 2013
General election matchups
Senate District 35
Levi Morris, 44, D, Linn, attorney
(i) Richard Wilborn, 71, R, McPherson, consultant, senator since 2015
House District 72
Tim Hodge, 39, D, North Newton, Newton school board member
(i) Marc Rhoades, 55, R, Newton, financial adviser, House member since 2007
House District 73
(i) Les Mason, 61, R, McPherson, business owner, House member since 2014
Terrance J. Krier, D, McPherson, regional plant manager for Farmers Alliance Mutual insurance, former McPherson school board president
House District 80
Anita Judd-Jenkins, 68, R, Arkansas City
(i) Kasha Kelley, 46, R, Arkansas City, marketing, House member since 2005
Michelle Schiltz, 59, D, Caldwell, caterer, former Caldwell finance commissioner
House District 81
(i) Blake Carpenter, 25, R, Derby, contractor, House member since 2015
James W. McCluer, 64, D, retired Air Force
House District 82
(i) Pete DeGraaf, 59, R, Mulvane, financial consulting, ministry director, House member since 2008
Danette Harris, 45, D, Mulvane, combat veteran
House District 83
M. Lewis Ackerman, 61, R, Wichita, self-employed, precinct committeeman
(i) Henry Helgerson, 64, D, Eastborough, businessman, House member 1983-2000 and 2016, Senate 2003-04
House District 85
Patty Beamer, 54, D, Bel Aire, retired Navy and clinical educator in the School of Nursing at Wichita State University
(i) Chuck Weber, 57, R, Wichita, film producer/writer, appointed to House in 2016
House District 86
Christopher Drake, 35, R, Wichita, retired military and owner of small business PaveCo
(i) Jim Ward, 58, D, Wichita, attorney, House member 2003-present
James Pruden, 58, L, Wichita
House District 88
Elizabeth Bishop, 72, D, Wichita, retired, precinct committeeperson, former executive director of Wichita Independent Neighborhoods
(i) Joseph Scapa, 42, R, realtor, House member 2011-12 and 2015-present
House District 90
Lou Cicirello, 56, D, Valley Center, City Council member
(i) Steve Huebert, 57, R, Valley Center, self-employed, House member since 2001
House District 93
Deb Shepard, 58, D, Clearwater
(i) John Whitmer, 47, R, Wichita, small business owner, House member since 2014
House District 95
Michael Capps, 38, R, Wichita, CEO of Ray Alan and Associates
(i) Tom Sawyer, 58, D, Wichita, accountant, House member from 1987-98, 2003-08 and 2013-present
House District 100
James Breitenbach, 80, R, Wichita, semi-retired and grass seed farmer
(i) Daniel Hawkins, 55, R, Wichita, insurance agent, House member since 2013
Glen Shafer, 31, D, Wichita
House District 101
Clifton Beck, 40, D, Wichita, manager of Technology Service Professionals
(i) Joe Seiwert, 64, R, Pretty Prairie, agribusiness, House member since 2009
House District 102
(i) Jan Pauls, 63, R, Hutchinson, attorney, House member since 1991
Patsy Terrell, 54, D, Hutchinson
House District 116
(i) Kyle Hoffman, 44, R, Coldwater, farmer/rancher, House member since 2011
Jolene Roitman, 64, D, Wellington
This story was originally published June 1, 2016 at 7:42 PM with the headline "All 165 seats in Kansas Legislature up for election this year."