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2004Final results

2004 election for Kansas Senate District 12

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Pat Apple (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Tim Shields (D) by 34.0 points.

Pat AppleRepublican · winner
64.6%19,815
Tim ShieldsDemocrat
30.6%9,379
Tim RalstonLibertarian
4.8%1,474
30,668 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

EvenD+1.61992R+5.61996R+14.72000R+34.02004R+42.92008R+31.62012

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

The candidates

Pat Apple (R)Tim Shields (D)

Also on the ballot: Tim Ralston (Libertarian), 4.8%