2024 Kansas Democratic Candidates
Democrats in Kansas mostly held on in a year when GOP disinformation and fear-mongering at national scale tilted the field. But we lost some key seats and races and did not break the GOP stranglehold super-majority.
While Kansans will continue to suffer under GOP Big-Donor politics, we remain as committed as ever to recovering the ground lost. Thank you to all our candidates who worked for Kansas and Congratulations to the Legislators who won their elections, including 4 new Democrats who will took the oath of office for legislature in January. Other races remain listed for archival purposes. Emails and websites may no longer be applicable for some.
The full list of 2024 candidates and the status of their races are listed below.
Click Here for a Gallery of Legislative Maps Highlighting These Races
Democratic Candidates for U.S Congress
Dist 1 - Paul Buskirk (Lawrence) --- buskirkforcongress.com
Dist 2 - Nancy Boyda (Baldwin City) --- www.boydaforcongress.com
Dist 3 - Sharice Davids (# Roeland Park) --- www.shariceforcongress.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 4 - Esau Freeman (Sedgwick) --- freemanforkansas.com
Democratic Candidates for Kansas Senate
Dist 2 - Marci Francisco (# Lawrence) -www.facebook.com/SenMarciFrancisco - RE-ELECTED
Dist 3 - Dena Sattler (Topeka**) --- sattlerforkansas.com
Dist 4 - David Haley (# Kansas City) --- www.facebook.com/SenatorDavidHaley - RE-ELECTED
Dist 5 - Jeff Pittman (# Leavenworth**) --- www.votepittman.com
Dist 6 - Pat Pettey (# Kansas City) ---www.patpettey.org - RE-ELECTED
Dist 7 - Ethan Corson (# Fairway) --- www.ethanforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 8 - Cindy Holscher (# Overland Park) --- cindyforsenateks.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 9 - Norman Mallicoat (Olathe) --- nlmallicoat@gmail.com
Dist 10 - Andrew Mall (Shawnee) --- www.mallforsenate.com
Dist 11 - Karen Thurlow (Stilwell) --- www.karen4kansas.com
Dist 13 - Austin B. Stapleton (Pittsburg**) --- facebook.com/stapletonforsenate13
Dist 15 - Jerry Reeves (Altamont**) --- jayreeves88@yahoo.com
Dist 16 - Sasha Islam (Andover) --- facebook.com/sashaislam1987
Dist 17 - Lillian G. Lingenfelter (Emporia**) --- lillianforkansas.org
Dist 18 - Matthew Robin (Wamego**) --- matthewforkansas.com
Dist 19 - Patrick Schmidt (Topeka) --- www.patrickforkansas.com - NEWLY ELECTED
Dist 20 - Candace L. Ayars (Topeka**) --- drayars@gmail.com
Dist 21 - Dinah Sykes (# Lenexa) --- www.dinahsykes.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 22 - Usha Reddi (# Manhattan**) --- www.reddiforkssenate.com
Dist 23 - Stacey B. Knoell (Olathe) --- staceyknoell.com
Dist 24 - John Baker (Salina**) --- bakerforkansas.com
Dist 25 - Mary Ware (# Wichita) ---www.wareforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 26 - Raymond H. Shore Jr (Wichita**) ---
Dist 27 - Jennifer Herington (Maize) --- heringtonforks@gmail.com
Dist 29 - Oletha Faust Goudeau (# Wichita) --- oletha.org - RE-ELECTED
Dist 30 - Richard Smith (Wichita) --- srx600cr@gmail.com
Dist 31 - Jason Miller (Newton**) --- www.jasonmillerforkansas.com
Dist 32 - Lawrence Moreno (Winfield**) --- https://morenoforkansas.com
Dist 33 - Matthew Westenfeld (Lyons**) ---
Dist 34 - Shanna Henry (Cheney**) --- www.shannahenry.com
Dist 35 - Jason Anderson (Overland Park) --- www.jasonandersonforkansas.com
Dist 37 - Sherry Giebler (Olathe) --- https://www.sherryforkansas.com
Dist 38 - Jose G. Lara (Liberal**) --- JoseLaraforKansas.com
Dist 39 - Isidro Marino (Garden City**) --- on Facebook or by email isidromarino15@gmail.com
Filing districts are all based on new Senate District boundaries to take effect for the 2025 term, as shown with district profiles on the KS legislative website.
Democratic Candidates for Kansas House
Dist 1 - Janie G. Jarrett (Baxter Springs**) --- foreverjaniej@gmail.com
Dist 2 - Melesia "Lissa" Rhodes (Arma**) --- Rhodes4Kansas.org
Dist 3 - Jordan Metcalf (Pittsburg**) --- https://twitter.com/JordanforKS
Dist 5 - Henry Johns (Lawrence) --- hj4ks.com
Dist 6 - Elena Super (Paola**) --- www.elenaforkansas.com
Dist 7 - Vicki N. Pribble (Parsons**) --- vnpribble49@gmail.com
Dist 8 - Pam Shernuk (Overland Park) --- pam4kansas.com
Dist 10 - Suzanne Wikle (Lawrence) --- suzannewikle.com - NEWLY -ELECTED
Dist 13 - Edgar D. Chrisman (Thayer**) ---
Dist 14 - Dennis Miller (# Olathe) --- thedragonsfly@gmail.com
Dist 15 - Allison Hougland (# Olathe) --- allisonforkansas.com
Dist 16 - Linda Featherston (# Overland Park) --- www.linda4kansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 17 - Jo Ella Hoye (# Lenexa) --- joellaforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 18 - Cindy Neighbor (# Shawnee) --- cindyneighbor.org - RE-ELECTED
Dist 19 - Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (# Overland Park) --- www.clayton4ks.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 20 - Mari-Lynn Poskin (# Leawood) --- www.poskin4ks.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 21 - Jerry Stogsdill (# Prairie Village) --- jerryforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 22 - Lindsay Vaughn (# Overland Park) --- www.lindsayforkansashouse.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 23 - Susan Ruiz (# Shawnee) --- www.susanruizks.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 24 - Jarrod Ousley (# Merriam) --- jarrodousley.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 25 - Rui Xu (# Westwood) --- ruixuks@gmail.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 27 - David Benson (Leawood) ---
Dist 28 - Ace Allen (Overland Park) --- aceforkansas.com
Dist 29 - Heather Meyer (# Overland Park) --- www.heatherforkansashouse.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 30 - Betsey Lasister (Lenexa) --- betseyforkansas.com
Dist 31 - Louis E. Ruiz (# Kansas City) --- louis_ruiz@sbcglobal.net - RE-ELECTED
Dist 32 - Pam Curtis (# Kansas City) --- curtisforkck.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 33 - Eli Woody (Kansas City) --- woody4kansas.com
Dist 34 - Valdenia Winn (# Kansas City) --- vwinn1236@att.net - RE-ELECTED
Dist 35 - Wanda Brownlee Paige (Kansas City) --- paigewanda230@gmail.com - NEWLY ELECTED
Dist 36 - Lynn Melton (# Kansas City) --- lynnmelton4staterep.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 37 - Melissa M Oropeza (# Kansas City) ---www.oropeza4kansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 38 - Richard Paz (Leavenworth**) ---
Dist 39 - Vanessa Vaughn West (Shawnee) --- vanessaforkansas.com
Dist 41 - Aimee M. Bateman (Leavenworth**) ---www.aimeeforkansas.com
Dist 42 - Eddy Martinez (Lawrence) ---
Dist 44 - Barbara W. Ballard (# Lawrence) --www.facebook.com/RepBarbaraBallard - RE-ELECTED
Dist 45 - Mike Amyx (# Lawrence) --- realmikeamyx@gmail.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 46 - Brooklynne Mosley (Lawrence) --- brooklynnemosley.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 47 - Mary T. Williams (Meriden**) --- https://williams4ks.com/
Dist 48 - Dan Osman (# Overland Park) --- dan4kan.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 49 - Nikki L. McDonald (# Olathe) --- mcdonaldforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 50 - Jessica "JP" Porter (Topeka**) ---https://jpforkansas.com/
Dist 51 - Linda Morse (Manhattan**) --- https://www.lindamorseforkshouse.com/
Dist 52 - Jacquie Whitney Lightcap (Topeka) --- lightcapforkansas.com
Dist 53 - Kirk R. Haskins (# Topeka) --- haskinsforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 54 - Jade Pearson Ramsdell (Topeka) --- jadeforkansas.com
Dist 55 - Tobias Schlingensiepen (# Topeka) --- tobiasforkansashouse.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 56 - Virgil Weigel (# Topeka) --- virgiljweigel@hotmail.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 57 - John Alcala (# Topeka) --- jalcala3@cox.net - RE-ELECTED
Dist 58 - Alexis Simmons (Topeka) --- alexis@simmonsforkansas.org - NEWLY ELECTED
Dist 59 - Michael Lewis (Ottawa**) --- lewisforkansas@gmail.com
Dist 60 - Mic McGuire (Emporia**) --- micmcguireforkansashouse@gmail.com
Dist 65 - Lorraine M Ceniceros (Junction City**) ---
Dist 66 - Sydney Carlin (# Manhattan**) --- sydneycarlinforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 67 - Kim Zito (Manhattan**) --- kimzito.com
Dist 68 - Michael Seymour II (Council Grove**) --- www.i-like-mike.com
Dist 69 - Lori Blake (Assaria**) --- loriblake4ks.com
Dist 72 - Heidi Hoskinson (Newton**) --- heidihoskinson@yahoo.com
Dist 74 - Jenna Ratzlaff (North Newton**)
Dist 78 - Daniel Goodman (Olathe) --- https://www.goodman4kansas.com/
Dist 79 - Siobhan McIntyre (Winfield**)
Dist 82 - Kyle Beauchamp (Derby) --- beauchampforkansas.com
Dist 83 - Henry Helgerson (# Eastborough) - RE-ELECTED
Dist 84 - Ford Carr (# Wichita) --- carr4kansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 85 - Aonya Kendrick Barnett (Wichita) --- kendrickbarnettforkansas@gmail.com
Dist 86 - Silas Miller (# Wichita) --- repsilasmiller.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 87 - Mike Snider (Wichita) --- mike@sniderforkansas
Dist 88 - Veronica Gillette (Wichita) --- veronicaforkansas@gmail.com
Dist 89 - KC Ohaebosim (# Wichita) ---kcohaebosim@outlook.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 90 - Tracy Edingfield (Valley Center**) --- votetracyedingfield.com
Dist 91 - Keisha McClish Couts (Park City) --- keisha4kansas.com
Dist 92 - John Carmichael (# Wichita) - RE-ELECTED
Dist 93 - Justin L. Shore (Clearwater**) --- justinshoreforkansas.com
Dist 95 - Tom Sawyer (# Wichita) --- tomsawyerforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 96 - Dan Johnson (Wichita) --- danjohnson.wichita@gmail.com
Dist 97 - Christine Pruitt (Wichita) --- christinepruittforkansas@gmail.com
Dist 98 - Carol Brewer (Wichita) --- 1920carolbrewer@gmail.com
Dist 100 - Mike McCorkle (Wichita) ---www.mccorkleforkansas.com
Dist 102 - Jason Probst (# Hutchinson**) --- probstforkansas.com
Dist 103 - Angela Martinez (# Wichita) --- amartinezforksrep@gmail.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 104 - Lynnette Krieger-Zook (Buhler**) ---www.lynnetteforkansas.com
Dist 105 - John Burke (Wichita) --- jburke42@gmail.com
Dist 108 - Brandon Woodard (# Lenexa) --- www.woodardforkansas.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 109 - Keith Griffin (Holyrood**) ---
Dist 110 - Ellace Henderson (Phillipsburg**) --- ellacevhenderson@gmail.com
Dist 111 - Joseph Burt Lantz IV (Hays**) --- joseph.b.lantz@outlook.com
Dist 112 - Mark Rondeau (Great Bend**) --- rondeau4rep@gmail.com
Dist 113 - Jo Ann Roth (Ellinwood**) --- joannrothforstaterepresentative.com
Dist 117 - Bill Hammond (Lawrence) --- hammond4kansas117@gmail.com
Dist 121 - Mel Pinick (Olathe) --- www.melforkansas.com
Dist 123 - Tracy Meinzer (Garden City**) --- tracymeinzer@gmail.com
Filing districts are all based on current House District boundaries, as shown with district profiles on the KS legislative website.
Democratic Candidates for Kansas State Board of Education (Even Districts Only for 2024) (Non-Legislative but Important)
Dist 2 - Melanie Haas (# Overland Park) --- melanieforschools.com - RE-ELECTED
Dist 4 - Kris Meyer (De Soto) --- kmeyerkc@gmail.com
Dist 6 - Beryl Ann New (Topeka) --- lv2przm@yahoo.com - NEWLY ELECTED
Dist 8 - Betty Arnold (# Wichita) --- www.facebook.com/BettyArnoldforKSStateSchoolBoard - RE-ELECTED
Dist 10 - Jeffrey Jarman (Wichita) --- jeff@jeffreyjarman.com
(#) Indicates an incumbent for the present office.
(**) Indicates a district that is largely outside Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee or Wyandotte Counties or is within those boundaries but with substantial rural/small-city population.
Sources: Kansas Secretary of State Office Filing Database, updated June 3, 2024 .See Ballotpedia for convenient data about districts and incumbents. State legislative outcomes were taken from the unofficial election results as published at https://pro.stateaffairs.com/ks/elections/kansas-election-full-results State School Board results were taken from https://www.kcur.org/2024-11-06/conservatives-gain-majority-on-kansas-state-board-of-education
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