Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 22
A district of about 72,000 people, 49% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+2.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Brad Starnes (R) · won50.9%
- Usha Reddi (D)49.1%
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. 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 | Brad Starnes (R) | Usha Reddi (D) | 1.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Tom Hawk (D) | Craig Bowser (R) | 2.5 |
| 2016 | Tom Hawk (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Tom Hawk (D) | Bob Reader (R) | 1.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Roger P. Reitz (R) | Rusty Wilson (D) | 0.1 |
| 2004 | Roger P. Reitz (R) | Julie Govert Walter (D) | 24.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Lana Oleen (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Lana Oleen (R) | Ruth Schrum (D) | 47.9 |
| 1992 | Lana Oleen (R) | Michelle R. Smith (D) | 40.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Lana Oleen (R) | Rod Olsen (D) | 3.0 |
| 1984 | Merrill Werts (R) | Rod Olsen (D) | 0.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Merrill Werts (R) | William E. Sparkman (D) | 11.6 |
| 1978 special | Merrill Werts (R) | Ruth Schrum (D) | 10.5 |
| 1976 | Donn J. Everett (R) | Ruth Schrum (D) | 4.9 |
| 1972 | Richard D. Rogers (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Frank S. Hodge (R) | Glenn O. Seaton (D) | 19.4 |
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 22
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KS-1 100%
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+3.2 | No race | D+4.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+28.7 | No race | D+5.7 |
| Governor | No race | D+24.0 | 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 22.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Higher than 56% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Less dense than 56% 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 2347% college gradsR+2.3Not up in 2026District 20
40% college gradsR+5.1Not up in 2026District 10
57% college gradsD+2.1Not up in 2026District 16
50% college gradsR+22.1Not 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