2008Final results
2008 election for Kansas Senate District 35
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Jay Emler (R) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Cynthia K. Nelson (D) by 50.3 points.
Jay EmlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.2%20,997
Cynthia K. NelsonDemocrat
24.8%6,935
27,932 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