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2004Final results

2004 election for Kansas Senate District 5

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Mark S. Gilstrap (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Fitzgerald (R) by 3.2 points.

Mark S. GilstrapDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%13,257
48.4%12,443
25,700 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+0.31992D+5.11996D+31.92000D+3.22004D+4.62008R+3.12012

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