2008Final results
2008 election for Kansas Senate District 17
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
James A. Barnett (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Kitty Frank (D) by 40.1 points.
James A. BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%17,709
Kitty FrankDemocrat
30.0%7,579
25,288 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET