Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 25
A district of about 72,000 people, 28% Hispanic, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Mary Ware (D) · won57.1%
- Keenen Smith (R)42.9%
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; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Mary Ware (D) | Keenen Smith (R) | 14.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Mary Ware (D) | Vail Fruechting (R) | 9.5 |
| 2016 | Lynn W. Rogers (D)Flip | Jim Price (R) | 16.9 |
| 2012 | Michael Odonnell (R) | Timothy L. Snow (D) | 1.3 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jean Schodorf (R) | Hibbard Davis (D) | 25.4 |
| 2004 | Jean Schodorf (R) | Hibbard Davis (D) | 32.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jean Schodorf (R) | Douglas E. Johnston (D) | 0.5 |
| 1996 | Pat Ranson (R) | Jim Ward (D) | 10.3 |
| 1992 | Pat Ranson (R) | Jim Ward (D) | 8.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Joseph C. Harder (R) | Ward P. Ferguson (D) | 5.4 |
| 1984 | Joseph C. Harder (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Joseph C. Harder (R) | Robert C. Jasso (D) | 37.3 |
| 1976 | Joseph C. Harder (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Joseph C. Harder (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Glee S. Smith Jr. (R) | Worden R. Howat (D) | 13.6 |
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 25
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 25's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KS-4 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+13.7 |
| U.S. Senate | D+17.5 |
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 25.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 72% of seats.
Denser than 95% 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 638% Hispanic · 23% college gradsD+23.9Not up in 2026District 19
30% college gradsD+28.2Not up in 2026District 28
20% HispanicR+17.4Not up in 2026District 21
50% college gradsD+20.6Not 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