2012Final results

2012 election for Kansas Senate District 1

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Dennis D. Pyle (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Steve Lukert (D) by 1.3 points.

Dennis D. PyleRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%15,378
Steve LukertDemocrat
49.3%14,982
30,360 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+19.32000R+9.32004R+27.22008R+1.32012R+16.62016R+43.52020

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