2004Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Kansas Senate District 36
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Janis K. Lee (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Larry D. Salmans (R) by 15.0 points.
Janis K. LeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%18,380
Larry D. SalmansRepublican · incumbent
41.3%13,477
Bill D. EarnestLibertarian
2.5%804
32,661 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