Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 29
A district of about 65,000 people, 26% Hispanic and 22% Black, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+39.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
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
14 races since 1972. 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 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) | M. Lewis Ackerman (R) | 42.1 |
| 2016 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) | Kenya Cox (R) | 33.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) | Kenya Cox (R) | 39.6 |
| 2004 | Donald Betts Jr. (D) | Treatha Brownfoster (R) | 40.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | U. L. Gooch (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | U. L. Gooch (D) | Daniel S. Clark (R) | 44.2 |
| 1992 | U. L. Gooch (D) | Beverly Gutierrez (R) | 36.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Eugene Anderson (D) | J. L. Garmon (R) | 40.8 |
| 1984 | Eugene Anderson (D) | Martin H. Tutt (R) | 42.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Billy Q. McCray (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Billy Q. McCray (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Billy Q. McCray (D) | Bea Douglas (R) | 45.3 |
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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29'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+42.6 |
| U.S. Senate | D+42.7 |
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 29.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Denser than 92% 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 438% Hispanic · 27% BlackD+48.3Not up in 2026District 6
38% Hispanic · 23% college gradsD+23.9Not up in 2026District 19
30% college gradsD+28.2Not up in 2026District 25
28% Hispanic · 20% college gradsD+13.4Not 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