2000Final results
2000 election for Kansas Senate District 5
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Mark S. Gilstrap (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Chester Richards Jr. (R) by 31.9 points.
Mark S. GilstrapDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%16,837
Chester Richards Jr.Republican
34.1%8,699
25,536 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET