Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 1
A district of about 75,000 people, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+49.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Craig Bowser (R) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 40 seats
Every Kansas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Craig Bowser (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Dennis D. Pyle (R) | Kirk Miller (D) | 43.5 |
| 2016 | Dennis D. Pyle (R) | Jerry Henry (D) | 16.6 |
| 2012 | Dennis D. Pyle (R) | Steve Lukert (D) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Dennis D. Pyle (R) | Galen Weiland (D) | 27.2 |
| 2004 | Dennis D. Pyle (R) | Tom Kautz (D) | 9.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Edward W. Pugh (R) | Tom Kautz (D) | 19.3 |
| 1998 special | Edward W. Pugh (R) | Tom Kautz (D) | 14.0 |
| 1996 | Don Sallee (R) | Bill Campsey (D) | 40.3 |
| 1992 | Don Sallee (R) | Joan Adam (D) | 10.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Don Sallee (R) | Norm Ellis (D) | 17.0 |
| 1984 | Francis Gordon (R) | Ray Burns (D) | 11.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | John E. Chandler (R) | Ray Burns (D) | 5.5 |
| 1976 | John E. Chandler (R)Flip | Dan Bromley (D) | 0.2 |
| 1972 | Dan Bromley (D) | Ruben A. Neher (R) | 0.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Steadman Ball (R) | Bernard E. Benton (D) | 23.5 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+34.7 | No race | R+37.8 |
| U.S. Senate | R+43.5 | No race | R+31.2 |
| Governor | No race | R+2.9 | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in Kansas. The black marker is District 1.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Less dense than 82% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1222% college gradsR+53.1Not up in 2026District 15
22% college gradsR+49.4Not up in 2026District 14
29% college gradsR+46.5Not up in 2026District 32
26% college gradsR+46.2Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET