2012Final results
2012 election for Kansas Senate District 8
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Jim Denning (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Lisa Johnston (D) by 8.6 points.
Jim DenningRepublican · winner
54.3%19,484
Lisa JohnstonDemocrat
45.7%16,398
35,882 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