2004Final results

2004 election for Kansas Senate District 1

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Dennis D. Pyle (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Kautz (D) by 9.3 points.

Dennis D. PyleRepublican · winner
54.6%15,865
Tom KautzDemocrat
45.4%13,173
29,038 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+40.31996R+14.01998 specialR+19.32000R+9.32004R+27.22008R+1.32012

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