Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 31
A district of about 87,000 people, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+26.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Stephen Owens (R) · won64.3%
- Jason Miller (D)35.7%
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
14 races since 1972; 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 | Stephen Owens (R) | Jason Miller (D) | 28.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Carolyn McGinn (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Carolyn McGinn (R) | J. Michelle Vann (D) | 48.9 |
| 2012 | Carolyn McGinn (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Carolyn McGinn (R) | Gene E. Marsh (D) | 43.2 |
| 2004 | Carolyn McGinn (R) | Randy Brown (D) | 27.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Christine Downey (D) | Steven Brunk (R) | 4.2 |
| 1996 | Christine Downey (D) | Erica Johnson Wootson (R) | 18.0 |
| 1992 | Christine Downey (D) | Gary A. Yost (R) | 5.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Norma Daniels (D) | Dave Crockett (R) | 6.0 |
| 1984 | Norma Daniels (D) | Mary Ellen Conlee (R) | 8.6 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Norma Daniels (D)Flip | Wes Sowers (R) | 0.7 |
| 1976 | Wes Sowers (R) | Paul H. Gerling (D) | 23.4 |
| 1972 | Wes Sowers (R) | Willard Woody Thompson Jr. (D) | 23.5 |
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 31
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 31'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.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+20.3 | No race | R+24.6 |
| U.S. Senate | R+34.3 | No race | R+19.8 |
| Governor | No race | D+8.3 | 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 31.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 54% 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 3739% college gradsR+16.8Not up in 2026District 26
35% college gradsR+41.1Not up in 2026District 24
28% college gradsR+39.0Not up in 2026District 18
32% college gradsR+32.7Not 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