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2000Final results

2000 election for Kansas Senate District 15

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Derek Schmidt (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Johnetta C. Shelton (D) by 46.8 points.

Derek SchmidtRepublican · winner
73.4%17,230
26.6%6,240
23,470 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+36.81980R+35.71984R+15.41988R+46.82000R+21.82016R+45.22024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET