Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 27
A district of about 64,000 people, 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+21.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Joe Claeys (R) · won60.3%
- Jennifer Herington (D)39.7%
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 | Joe Claeys (R) | Jennifer Herington (D) | 20.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Gene Suellentrop (R) | Mike McCorkle (D) | 33.3 |
| 2016 | Gene Suellentrop (R) | Tony Hunter (D) | 32.9 |
| 2012 | Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) | Diana Cubbage (D) | 31.1 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) | Melissa J. Flower (D) | 32.9 |
| 2004 | Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) | Barbara Jane Firestone (D) | 28.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) | Hibbard Davis (D) | 41.8 |
| 1998 special | Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) | Barbara Jane Firestone (D) | 16.2 |
| 1996 | Mike Harris (R) | Richard Hazell (D) | 43.7 |
| 1992 | Mike Harris (R) | Thomas Russell (D) | 30.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Bill Morris (R) | Richard Beemer (D) | 33.6 |
| 1984 | Bill Morris (R) | Elizabeth Donnell (D) | 23.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Bill Morris (R) | Montie Deer (D) | 29.0 |
| 1976 | Bill Morris (R) | Art J. Veach (D) | 15.9 |
| 1972 | Vincent E. Moore (R) | Carl D. Saft (D) | 17.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Don Christy (R) | F. Arthur Stone (D) | 11.9 |
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 27
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 27'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 | R+21.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+17.9 |
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 27.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 67% of seats.
Higher than 54% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Denser than 87% 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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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