2012Final results
2012 election for Kansas Senate District 18
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Laura Kelly (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Dick Barta (R) by 3.4 points.
Laura KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%14,813
Dick BartaRepublican
48.3%13,833
28,646 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET