2008Final results
2008 election for Kansas Senate District 18
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Laura Kelly (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating James J. Zeller (R) by 16.3 points.
Laura KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%18,009
James J. ZellerRepublican
41.8%12,959
30,968 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