Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 17
A district of about 73,000 people, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+19.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Mike Argabright (R) · won59.9%
- Lillian G. Lingenfelter (D)40.1%
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 2 times. 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 | Mike Argabright (R) | Lillian G. Lingenfelter (D) | 19.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jeff Longbine (R) | Stephen Vecchione (D) | 33.4 |
| 2016 | Jeff Longbine (R) | Susan G. Fowler (D) | 18.0 |
| 2012 | Jeff Longbine (R) | Susan K. Moran (D) | 21.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 special | Jeff Longbine (R) | Jerry Karr (D) | 12.6 |
| 2008 | James A. Barnett (R) | Kitty Frank (D) | 40.1 |
| 2004 | James A. Barnett (R) | Sharon Karr (D) | 24.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | James A. Barnett (R)Flip | Harry Stephens (D) | 17.1 |
| 1996 | Gerald Karr (D) | Jan White (R) | 10.8 |
| 1992 | Gerald Karr (D) | Jan White (R) | 3.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Gerald Karr (D) | Ernie Woodbury (R) | 35.4 |
| 1984 | Gerald Karr (D) | Marian M. Burns (R) | 17.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Gerald Karr (D)Flip | John Crofoot (R) | 2.6 |
| 1976 | John Crofoot (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | John Crofoot (R) | Ivan W. Wyatt (D) | 24.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Ernest W. Strahan (R) | Jewel M. Ogden (D) | 27.7 |
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 17
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 17's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KS-2 100%
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 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+21.2 | No race | R+14.8 |
| U.S. Senate | R+38.8 | No race | R+9.5 |
| Governor | No race | D+10.7 | 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 17.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Higher than 54% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Less dense than 72% 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 3132% college gradsR+26.4Not up in 2026District 37
39% college gradsR+16.8Not up in 2026District 20
40% college gradsR+5.1Not up in 2026District 3
37% college gradsR+12.3Not 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