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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas Senate District 30

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Susan Wagle (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth Bishop (D) by 15.8 points.

Susan WagleRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%19,883
40.5%14,308
Gordon BakkenLibertarian
3.2%1,147
35,338 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+29.51992R+13.22000R+22.52004R+15.82008R+22.72012R+17.02016

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

The candidates

Susan Wagle (R)Elizabeth Bishop (D)

Also on the ballot: Gordon Bakken (Libertarian), 3.2%