Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 15
A district of about 72,000 people, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+49.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Virgil Peck (R) · won72.6%
- Jerry Reeves (D)27.4%
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 | Virgil Peck (R) | Jerry Reeves (D) | 45.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Virgil Peck (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Dan Goddard (R) | Chuck Schmidt (D) | 21.8 |
| 2012 | Jeff King (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Derek Schmidt (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Derek Schmidt (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Derek Schmidt (R) | Johnetta C. Shelton (D) | 46.8 |
| 1996 | Tim Emert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Tim Emert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Dan Thiessen (R) | Stanley L. Basler (D) | 15.4 |
| 1984 | Dan Thiessen (R) | Gene Garman (D) | 35.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Dan Thiessen (R) | Gene Garman (D) | 36.8 |
| 1976 | John F. Vermillion (R) | Price Berryman (D) | 1.6 |
| 1972 | John F. Vermillion (R) | William J. Fitzpatrick (D) | 10.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Richard D. Rogers (R) | C. W. Crites (D) | 21.5 |
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 15
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 15'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+34.4 | No race | R+31.7 |
| U.S. Senate | R+33.5 | No race | R+26.5 |
| Governor | No race | R+10.3 | 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 15.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Lowest of 40 seats.
Less dense 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 124% college gradsR+49.9Not up in 2026District 32
26% college gradsR+46.2Not up in 2026District 12
22% college gradsR+53.1Not up in 2026District 34
21% college gradsR+41.0Not 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