2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Kansas Senate District 5
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Steve Fitzgerald (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Kelly Kultala (D) by 3.1 points.
Steve FitzgeraldRepublican · winner
51.5%12,803
Kelly KultalaDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%12,040
24,843 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