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2008 election for Kansas Senate District 13

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Bob Marshall (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Patty Horgan (D) by 15.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bob MarshallRepublican · winner
57.0%15,779
Patty HorganDemocrat
41.0%11,364
Larry MonaghanLibertarian
2.0%561
27,704 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+7.91996D+0.62000D+1.12004R+15.92008R+21.22012R+12.32016

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

The candidates

Bob Marshall (R)Patty Horgan (D)

Also on the ballot: Larry Monaghan (Libertarian), 2.0%