2016Final results
2016 election for Kansas Senate District 38
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Bud Estes (R) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Miguel Angel Rodriguez (D) by 51.5 points.
Bud EstesRepublican · winner
75.7%12,884
Miguel Angel RodriguezDemocrat
24.3%4,130
The same year, the district voted R+29.0 for president; this race was R+51.5.17,014 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET