2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Kansas Senate District 18
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Laura Kelly (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Dave Jackson (R) by 0.3 points.
Laura KellyDemocrat · winner
50.2%15,388
Dave JacksonRepublican · incumbent
49.8%15,290
30,678 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET