RepublicanNot in office · last served 2008Last on a ballot: Nov 2024
Mark S. Gilstrap
Mark S. Gilstrap ran in 5 elections between 1996 and 2024, winning 3. Served in the Kansas State Senate (District 5).
- Elections
- 5
- 1996–2024
- Won
- 3
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Gilstrap was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gilstrap has run
Margin: how far Gilstrap finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 36 | General | Lost | Lynn Melton (D) | 39% | D+21.9 |
| 2020 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 36 | General | Lost | Kathy Wolfe Moore (D) | 37.4% | D+25.1 |
| 2004 | Kansas State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Steve Fitzgerald (R) | 51.6% | R+3.2 |
| 2000 | Kansas State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Chester Richards Jr. (R) | 65.9% | R+31.9 |
| 1996 | Kansas State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Jill Jenkins Grant (R) | 52.5% | R+5.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Gilstrap has held
- Kansas State Senate, District 5 · 1997–2008
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Gilstrap has run against
- Lynn Melton (D) · 2024 election, lost
- Kathy Wolfe Moore (D) · 2020 election, lost
- Steve Fitzgerald (R) · 2004 election, won
- Chester Richards Jr. (R) · 2000 election, won
- Jill Jenkins Grant (R) · 1996 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)