Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 30
A district of about 78,000 people, 44% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+15.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Renee Erickson (R) · won57.1%
- Richard Smith (D)35.3%
- Olivia Hayse (LIB)7.5%
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 | Renee Erickson (R) | Richard Smith (D) | 21.8 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Renee Erickson (R) | Melissa Gregory (D) | 3.5 |
| 2016 | Susan Wagle (R) | Anabel Larumbe (D) | 17.0 |
| 2012 | Susan Wagle (R) | Patrick K. Cantwell (D) | 22.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Susan Wagle (R) | Elizabeth Bishop (D) | 15.8 |
| 2004 | Susan Wagle (R) | David E. Clark Jr. (D) | 22.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Susan Wagle (R) | Henry Helgerson (D) | 13.2 |
| 1996 | Barbara Lawrence (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Barbara Lawrence (R) | John C. Frye (D) | 29.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Eric Yost (R) | Jim Lawing (D) | 25.1 |
| 1984 | Eric Yost (R) | Jeanette R. Holmes (D) | 22.2 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Paul Hess (R) | Charles S. Green (D) | 41.6 |
| 1976 | Paul Hess (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Paul Hess (R) | O. B. Bruce McCracken (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 30
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 30'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+12.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+9.7 |
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 30.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Denser than 62% 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 1650% college gradsR+22.1Not up in 2026District 23
47% college gradsR+2.3Not up in 2026District 35
68% college gradsR+1.8Not 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