Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 20
A district of about 75,000 people, 40% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+5.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Brenda Dietrich (R) · won61.7%
- Candace L. Ayars (D)38.1%
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
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 | Brenda Dietrich (R) | Candace L. Ayars (D) | 23.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Brenda Dietrich (R) | Rachel Willis (D) | 13.7 |
| 2016 | Vicki Schmdit (R) | Candace Ayars (D) | 28.6 |
| 2012 | Vicki L. Schmidt (R) | Terry L. Crowder (D) | 33.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Vicki L. Schmidt (R) | Carolyn Weinhold (D) | 26.8 |
| 2004 | Vicki L. Schmidt (R) | David Wilson (D) | 26.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Lynn Jenkins (R) | Jim Clark (D) | 34.6 |
| 1996 | Alicia Laing Salisbury (R) | Glenda F. Flowers (D) | 46.1 |
| 1992 | Alicia Laing Salisbury (R) | Alan G. Warner (D) | 31.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Alicia Laing Salisbury (R) | Richard A. Mills (D) | 34.1 |
| 1984 | Alicia Laing Salisbury (R) | Loretta Lori Class (D) | 33.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Ron Hein (R) | Donald R. Hoffman (D) | 30.7 |
| 1976 | Ron Hein (R) | Dan Lykins (D) | 36.3 |
| 1972 | Bob Storey (R) | Charles E. Beall (D) | 3.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Joe Warren (D) | Fern W. Frazier (R) | 4.3 |
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 20
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 20's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KS-2 100%
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 20.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Less dense than 59% 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.
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44% college gradsR+14.0Not up in 2026District 37
39% college gradsR+16.8Not up in 2026District 22
49% college gradsD+2.5Not 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