Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 19
A district of about 84,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+28.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Patrick Schmidt (D) · won64.5%
- Tyler Wible (R)35.4%
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
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 | Patrick Schmidt (D) | Tyler Wible (R) | 29.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Rick Kloos (R)Flip | Anthony Hensley (D) | 2.1 |
| 2016 | Anthony Hensley (D) | Zach Haney (R) | 14.5 |
| 2012 | Anthony Hensley (D) | Casey W. Moore (R) | 16.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Anthony Hensley (D) | Shari Weber (R) | 29.2 |
| 2004 | Anthony Hensley (D) | Bob Hanson (R) | 21.7 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Anthony Hensley (D) | Quentin L. Martin (R) | 31.7 |
| 1996 | Anthony Hensley (D) | Joseph R. Ledbetter (R) | 27.9 |
| 1992 | Anthony Hensley (D) | Walter L. Myers (R) | 27.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Nancy Parrish (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Nancy Parrish (D) | Clarence Ernest Kuone (R) | 56.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Nancy Parrish (D) | Bill Albott (R) | 41.7 |
| 1976 | Jim Parrish (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 special | Jim Parrish (D)Flip | Dana W. Killinger (R) | 30.4 |
| 1972 | Tom West (R) | Paul N. Hilger (D) | 9.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | A. F. Tony Casado · W. E. Woodard Jr. · Vincent E. Moore · Jack W. Robinson · H. E. Pat Healy · Ben Foster (R) | Curtis R. McClinton (D) | 0.1 |
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 19
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 19'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 | D+29.2 | No race | D+43.5 |
| U.S. Senate | D+18.8 | No race | D+44.0 |
| Governor | No race | D+56.4 | 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 19.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Denser than 64% 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 2528% Hispanic · 20% college gradsD+13.4Not up in 2026District 21
50% college gradsD+20.6Not up in 2026District 6
38% Hispanic · 23% college gradsD+23.9Not up in 2026District 5
35% college gradsR+8.4Not 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