Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 11
A district of about 77,000 people, 70% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+2.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Kellie Warren (R) · won52.2%
- Karen Thurlow (D)47.8%
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
15 races since 1968. 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 | Kellie Warren (R) | Karen Thurlow (D) | 4.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Kellie Warren (R) | Joy Koesten (D) | 5.4 |
| 2016 | John Skubal (R) | Skip Fannen (D) | 30.0 |
| 2012 | Jeff Melcher (R) | Michael F. Delaney (D) | 25.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | John L. Vratil (R) | Robert Macfarland (D) | 33.0 |
| 2004 | John L. Vratil (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | John L. Vratil (R) | Richard C. Turnbow (D) | 45.3 |
| 1996 | Keith Schraad (R) | Sandi Garron (D) | 48.0 |
| 1992 | Robert Vancrum (R) | Elaine Mann (D) | 35.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Jim Allen (R) | Walter L. Myers (D) | 22.0 |
| 1984 | Jim Allen (R) | Darol Rodrock (D) | 2.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Jim Allen (R) | Dorothy B. Chaney (D) | 12.7 |
| 1976 | Wint Winter (R) | I. H. McMahon (D) | 16.9 |
| 1972 | Wint Winter (R) | Robert Michael Brown (D) | 25.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Lester C. Arvin (R) | Robert A. Munroe (D) | 4.0 |
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 11
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KS-3 100%
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 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+10.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+29.4 |
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 11.
Highest of 40 seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Highest of 40 seats.
Denser than 77% 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 3568% college gradsR+1.8Not up in 2026District 30
44% college gradsR+15.3Not up in 2026District 8
62% college gradsD+20.6Not up in 2026District 23
47% college gradsR+2.3Not 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