Kansas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Kansas Senate District 35
A district of about 73,000 people, 68% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+1.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- T.J. Rose (R) · won52.8%
- Jason Anderson (D)47.2%
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 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 | T.J. Rose (R) | Jason Anderson (D) | 5.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Rick Wilborn (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Rick Wilborn (R) | Levi Morris (D) | 42.7 |
| 2014 special | Rick Wilborn (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Jay Emler (R) | Jesse Bryant (I) | 53.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jay Emler (R) | Cynthia K. Nelson (D) | 50.3 |
| 2004 | Jay Emler (R) | Chris Snyder (D) | 44.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jay Emler (R) | Diana Dierks (D) | 41.4 |
| 1996 | Don C. Steffes (R) | Diana Dierks (D) | 37.8 |
| 1992 | Don C. Steffes (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Roy M. Ehrlich (R) | Homer Kruckenberg (D) | 29.0 |
| 1984 | Roy M. Ehrlich (R) | Nancy K. Lane (D) | 38.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Roy M. Ehrlich (R)Flip | Jack W. Janssen (D) | 20.5 |
| 1976 | Jack W. Janssen (D) | H. C. Davis (R) | 27.3 |
| 1972 | Jack W. Janssen (D) | Karl Sette (R) | 27.7 |
Primaries: 2014 Republican primary
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 35
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 35's area in each.
- U.S. House
- KS-3 100%
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 | |
|---|---|
| President | R+13.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+29.2 |
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 35.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 51% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Denser than 72% 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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47% college gradsR+2.3Not 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