2010Final resultsSpecial election
2010 special election for Kansas Senate District 17
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Jeff Longbine (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry Karr (D) by 12.6 points.
Jeff LongbineRepublican · winner
56.3%10,586
Jerry KarrDemocrat
43.7%8,212
18,798 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET