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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas Senate District 26

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Richard F. Kelsey (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Pam Frieden (D) by 22.9 points.

Richard F. KelseyRepublican · winner
61.5%19,492
Pam FriedenDemocrat
38.5%12,223
31,715 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

EvenR+25.21996R+46.42000R+16.02004R+22.92008R+38.92016R+48.22024

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