1998Final resultsSpecial election
1998 special election for Kansas Senate District 1
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Edward W. Pugh (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Kautz (D) by 14.0 points.
Edward W. PughRepublican · winner
57.0%11,353
Tom KautzDemocrat
43.0%8,569
19,922 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)