Political party strength in Kansas

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kansas:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

1861–1974

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lieutenant
Governor		 Secretary of State Attorney
General		 Treasurer Insurance Comm. Auditor State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S. Senator
(Class III)		 U.S.
House
1861 Charles L. Robinson (R)[a] Joseph Pomeroy Root (R) John W. Robinson (R)[b] B. F. Simpson (R) Hartwin R. Dutton (R) post created 1871 George S. Hillyer (R) 22R, 3D 64R, 11D Jim Lane (R)[c] Samuel C. Pomeroy (R) Martin F. Conway (R)
Charles Chadwick (R)
1862 Sanders R. Shepard (R)[d] Samuel Stinson (D) David L. Lakin (I)
1863 Thomas Carney (R) Thomas A. Osborn (R) Warren W. H. Lawrence (R) Warren W. Guthrie (R) William Spriggs (R) Asa Hairgrove (R) 20R, 2D, 2I, 1ID 57R, 8D, 7U, 1I, 1Abol, 1? A. Carter Wilder (R)
1864 30R, 3D, 42? Lincoln/
Johnson (NU) Green tickY
1865 Samuel J. Crawford (R)[e] James McGrew (R) Rinaldo A. Barker (R) Jerome D. Brumbaugh (R) John R. Swallow (R) 19R, 2I, 2NU, 1D, 1Nat 62R, 7D, 4Abol, 1I, 1IR, 1NU, 2? Sidney Clarke (R)
1866 61R, 10D, 1I, 1IR, 1NU, 1W, 3?
1867 Nehemiah Green (R) George Henry Hoyt (R) Martin Anderson (R) 20R, 5D 69R, 13D Edmund G. Ross (R)
1868 62R, 26D Grant/
Colfax (R) Green tickY
Nehemiah Green (R)[f] vacant
1869 James M. Harvey (R) Charles V. Eskridge (R) Thomas Moonlight (R) Addison Danford (R) George Graham (R) Alois Thoman (R) 24R, 1D 84R, 6D
1870 R majority
1871 P. P. Elder (R) William H. Smallwood (R) Archibald L. Williams (R) Josiah E. Hayes (R) William C. Webb (R) 25R 82R, 16D Alexander Caldwell (R) David P. Lowe (R)
1872 R majority Grant/
Wilson (R) Green tickY
1873 Thomas A. Osborn (R) Elias S. Stover (R) Edward Russell (R) Daniel W. Wilder (R) 27R, 5FA, 1D 51R, 34FA, 18I, 2D Robert Crozier (R) John J. Ingalls (R) 3R
1874 Samuel Lappin (R) Harrison Clarkson (R) 57R, 18Ref, 13I,[g] 9FA, 4Lib, 3D, 2?, 1 vac. James M. Harvey (R)
1875 Melville J. Salter (R)[h] Thomas H. Cavanaugh (R) Asa M. F. Randolph (R) John Francis (R) Orrin T. Welch (R) 20R, 9Ref, 3D, 1LR 75R, 20Ref, 10D, 2? 2R, 1D
1876 77R, 9D, 13I,[i] 4IR, 3Ref, 1RefR, 1? Hayes/
Wheeler (R) Green tickY
1877 George T. Anthony (R) Willard Davis (R) Parkinson I. Bonebrake (R) 35R, 5D 107R, 18D Preston B. Plumb (R)[c] 3R
Lyman U. Humphrey (R)[j]
1878
1879 John St. John (R) James Smith (R) 108R, 17D
1880 Garfield/
Arthur (R) Green tickY
1881 David Finney (R) William Agnew Johnston (R) 37R, 2D, 1Fus 112R, 9D, 4Fus
1882
1883 George Washington Glick (D) Samuel T. Howe (R) Richard B. Morris (D) Edward P. McCabe (R) 86R, 26D, 13GB 7R
1884 George P. Smith (D) Blaine/
Logan (R) Red XN
1885 John Martin (R) Alexander P. Riddle (R) Edwin B. Allen (R) Simon B. Bradford (R) 37R, 3D 107R, 11D, 7I
1886
1887 James W. Hamilton (R) Daniel W. Wilder (R) Timothy McCarthy (R) 97R, 24D, 3I, 1Lab 6R, 1IR
1888 Harrison/
Morton (R) Green tickY
1889 Lyman U. Humphrey (R) Andrew Jackson Felt (R) William Higgins (R) Lyman Beecher Kellogg (R) 39R, 1D 121R, 2D, 2UL 7R
1890 William Sims (R)
1891 John Nutt Ives (D) Solomon G. Stover (R) W. H. McBride (R) Charles M. Hovey (R) 92FA, 26R, 7D William A. Peffer (Pop) 5Pop, 2R
1892 Bishop W. Perkins (R) Weaver/
Field (Pop) Red XN
1893 Lorenzo D. Lewelling (Pop) Percy Daniels (Pop) Russell S. Osborn (Pop) John T. Little (Pop) William H. Biddle (Pop) S. H. Snider (R) Van B. Prather (Pop) 23Pop, 15R, 2D 64R, 58Pop, 2D, 1I John Martin (D) 5Pop, 2R, 1D
1894
1895 Edmund N. Morrill (R) James A. Troutman (R) William C. Edwards (R) Fernando B. Dawes (R) Otis L. Atherton (R) George T. Anthony (R) George E. Cole (R) 91R, 33Pop, 1D Lucien Baker (R) 7R, 1Pop
1896 Alexander P. Riddle (R) Bryan/
Sewall (D) Red XN
1897 John W. Leedy (Pop) Alexander Miller Harvey (Pop) William E. Bush (Pop) Louis C. Boyle (Pop) David Heflebower (Pop) Webb McNall (Pop) William H. Morris (Pop) 27Pop, 11R, 2D 67Pop, 47R, 8D, 3SvR William A. Harris (Pop) 6Pop, 2R
1898
1899 William Eugene Stanley (R) Harry E. Richter (R) George A. Clark (R) Aretas A. Godard (R) Frank Grimes (R) Willard V. Church (R) George E. Cole (R) 92R, 33Pop 7R, 1Pop
1900 McKinley/
Roosevelt (R) Green tickY
1901 31R, 7Pop, 2D 81R, 30Pop, 12D, 2SvR Joseph R. Burton (R) 7R, 1D
1902
1903 Willis J. Bailey (R) David J. Hanna (R) Joel R. Burrow (R) Chiles C. Coleman (R) Thomas Kelly (R) Charles H. Luling (R) Seth G. Wells (R) 95R, 30D Chester I. Long (R) 8R
1904 Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R) Green tickY
1905 Edward W. Hoch (R) 37R, 3D 110R, 15D
1906 Alfred W. Benson (R)
1907 W. J. Fitzgerald (R) Charles E. Denton (R) Fred S. Jackson (R) Mark Tulley (R) Charles W. Barnes (R) James M. Nation (R) 94R, 31D Charles Curtis (R)
1908 Taft/
Sherman (R) Green tickY
1909 Walter R. Stubbs (R) 34R, 6D 84R, 40D, 1I Joseph L. Bristow (R)
1910
1911 Richard Joseph Hopkins (R) Charles H. Sessions (R) John Shaw Dawson (R) Isaac S. Lewis (R) William E. Davis (R) 71R, 53D, 1I
1912 Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913 George H. Hodges (D) Sheffield Ingalls (R) Earl Akers (R) 21D, 18R, 1Soc 72D, 51R, 2Soc William H. Thompson (D) 5D, 3R
1914
1915 Arthur Capper (R) William Y. Morgan (R) John T. Botkin (R) Sardius M. Brewster (R) Carey J. Wilson (R) 66R, 49D, 9Prog, 1Soc Charles Curtis (R) 6D, 2R
1916 Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1917 Walter Payne (R) Fred W. Knapp (R) 31R, 9D 86R, 37D, 2Soc 5D, 3R
1918
1919 Henry J. Allen (R) Charles S. Huffman (R) Lewis J. Pettijohn (R) Richard Joseph Hopkins (R) Frank L. Travis (R) 110R, 15D Arthur Capper (R) 7R, 1D
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R) Green tickY
1921 E. T. Thompson (R) N. A. Turner (R) 38R, 2D 113R, 12D 8R
1922 David O. McCray (R)
1923 Jonathan M. Davis (D) Benjamin S. Paulen (R) Frank J. Ryan (R) Charles Benjamin Griffith (R) William R. Baker (R) 95R, 30D 7R, 1D
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R) Green tickY
1925 Benjamin S. Paulen (R) De Lanson Chase (R) Carl White (R) William E. Davis (R) 32R, 8D 92R, 33D 6R, 2D
1926
1927 William A. Smith (R) Will J. French (R) 7R, 1D
1928 Hoover/
Curtis (R) Green tickY
1929 Clyde M. Reed (R) Jacob W. Graybill (R) Edgbert A. Cornell (R) Tom Boyd (R) Charles F. Hobbs (R) 37R, 3D 101R, 24D Henry J. Allen (R)
1930 Roland Boynton (R)
1931 Harry Hines Woodring (D) Jacob W. Graybill (R) 77R, 48D George McGill (D)
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1933 Alf Landon (R) Charles W. Thompson (R) Frank J. Ryan (R) William Jardine (R) 23R, 17D 65R, 60D 4R, 3D
1934 J. J. Rhodes (R)
1935 Clarence Victor Beck (R) Ed J. Powers (D) 75R, 50D
1936 George S. Robb (R) Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1937 Walter A. Huxman (D) William M. Lindsay (D) 25R, 15D 74R, 51D 5R, 2D
1938 Jibo Hewitt (D)
1939 Payne Ratner (R) Carl E. Friend (R) Jay S. Parker (R) Walter Wilson (R) 108R, 17D Clyde M. Reed (R)[c] 6R, 1D
1940 Willkie/
McNary (R) Red XN
1941 35R, 5D 98R, 27D
1942
1943 Andrew Frank Schoeppel (R) Jess C. Denious (R) Alexander B. Mitchell (R) 113R, 12D 6R
1944 Dewey/
Bricker (R) Red XN
1945 Elmer T. Beck (R) 39R, 1D 120R, 5D
1946
1947 Frank Carlson (R)[k] Frank L. Hagaman (R) Edward F. Arn (R) Richard Fadely (R) Frank Sullivan (R) 108R, 17D
1948 Dewey/
Warren (R) Red XN
1949 Larry Ryan (D) Harold R. Fatzer (R) 34R, 6D 95R, 30D Andrew Frank Schoeppel (R)[c]
1950 Harry Darby (R)
Frank L. Hagaman (R)[f] vacant Paul R. Shanahan (R)
1951 Edward F. Arn (R) Fred Hall (R) 105R, 20D Frank Carlson (R)
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Green tickY
1953 35R, 5D 5R, 1D
1954
1955 Fred Hall (R)[l] John McCuish (R) 89R, 36D 6R
1956 John Anderson Jr. (R) Eisenhower/
Nixon (R) Green tickY
1957 John McCuish (R)[f] vacant 32R, 8D 82R, 43D 5R, 1D
George Docking (D) Joseph W. Henkle Sr. (D)
1958
1959 George Hart (D) 69R, 56D 3D, 3R
1960 Nixon/
Lodge (R) Red XN
1961 John Anderson Jr. (R) Harold H. Chase (R) William M. Ferguson (R) Walter Peery (R) Clay E. Hedrick (R) 82R, 43D 5R, 1D
1962 James B. Pearson (R)
1963 89R, 36D 5R
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D) Green tickY
1965 William H. Avery (R) John Crutcher (R) Robert C. Londerholm (R) 27R, 13D 80R, 45D
1966 Elwill M. Shanahan (R)
1967 Robert Docking (D) 77R, 48D
1968 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1969 Jim De Coursey (D) Kent Frizzell (R) 32R, 8D 87R, 38D Bob Dole (R)
1970
1971 Reynolds Shultz (R) Vern Miller (D) Fletcher Bell (R) 84R, 41D 4R, 1D
1972 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1973 Dave Owen (R) Tom Van Sickle (R) 27R, 13D 80R, 45D
1974

1975–present

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lieutenant
Governor		 Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Treasurer Insurance Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S. Senator
(Class III)		 U.S.
House
1975 Robert Frederick
(R) 		Shelby Smith (R) Elwill M. Shanahan (R) Curt T. Schneider (D) Joan Finney (D) Fletcher Bell (R) 27R, 13D 72R, 53D James B. Pearson (R) Bob Dole (R) 4R, 1D
1976 Ford/
Dole (R) Red XN
1977 21R, 19D 65D, 60R 3R, 2D
1978 Jack Brier (R)
1979 John W. Carlin (D) Paul Dugan (D) Robert Stephan (R) 69R, 56D Nancy Kassebaum (R) 4R, 1D
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 23R, 17D 72R, 53D
1982
1983 Thomas Docking (D) 3R, 2D
1984
1985 24R, 16D 76R, 49D
1986
1987 Mike Hayden (R) Jack D. Walker (R) Bill Graves (R) 74R, 51D
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
1989 22R, 18D 67R, 58D
1990
1991 Joan Finney (D) Jim Francisco (D) Sally Thompson (D) Ronald L. Todd (R) 63D, 62R
1992 Bush/
Quayle (R) Red XN
1993 26R, 14D 66R, 59D 2D, 2R
1994
1995 Bill Graves (R) Sheila Frahm (R)[m] Ron Thornburgh (R)[n] Carla Stovall (R) Kathleen Sebelius (D) 80R, 45D 4R
1996 Dole/
Kemp (R) Red XN
Gary Sherrer (R)[o] Sheila Frahm (R)[m]
Sam Brownback (R)[p]
1997 27R, 13D 77R, 48D Pat Roberts (R)
1998
1999 Tim Shallenburger (R) 3R, 1D
2000 Bush/
Cheney (R) Green tickY
2001 30R, 10D 79R, 46D
2002
2003 Kathleen Sebelius (D)[q] John E. Moore (D) Phill Kline (R) Lynn Jenkins (R)[r] Sandy Praeger (R) 80R, 45D
2004
2005 83R, 42D
2006
2007 Mark Parkinson (D) Paul J. Morrison (D)[n] 78R, 47D 2R, 2D
2008 McCain/
Palin (R) Red XN
Stephen Six (D)[s]
2009 Dennis McKinney (D)[s] 31R, 9D 77R, 48D 3R, 1D
Mark Parkinson (D)[f] Troy Findley (D)[s] 76R, 49D[t]
2010 Chris Biggs (D)[s]
2011 Sam Brownback (R)[u] Jeff Colyer (R) Kris Kobach (R) Derek Schmidt (R) Ron Estes (R) 32R, 8D[v] 92R, 33D Jerry Moran (R) 4R
2012 Romney/
Ryan (R) Red XN
2013
2014 93R, 32D[w]
2015 Ken Selzer (R) 98R, 27D
2016 Trump/
Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 Jake LaTurner (R)[s] 31R, 9D 85R, 40D
2018 Jeff Colyer (R) [f] Tracey Mann (R) [s] 30R, 9D, 1I[x]
2019 Laura Kelly (D) Lynn Rogers (D) Scott Schwab (R) Vicki Schmidt (R) 28R, 11D, 1I[y] 84R, 41D[z] 3R, 1D
2020 29R, 11D[aa] Trump/
Pence (R) Red XN
2021 David Toland (D)[s] Lynn Rogers (D)[s] 86R, 39D Roger Marshall (R)
2022
2023 Kris Kobach (R) Steven Johnson (R) 28R, 11D, 1I[ab] 85R, 40D
2024 [to be determined]
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ Impeached but acquitted of charges and was not removed from office.
  2. ^ Elected in December 1859 in anticipation of statehood and sworn in after Kansas was admitted to the Union in February 1861. As a result of a bond scandal, was impeached on February 26, 1862, along with Governor Charles L. Robinson and state Auditor George S. Hillyer. Robinson was convicted by the state Senate on June 12, 1862 and removed from office, becoming the first state executive branch official to be impeached and removed from office in U.S. history.
  3. ^ a b c d Died in office.
  4. ^ Succeeded to office on July 28, 1862.
  5. ^ Resigned to take command of the 19th Kansas Infantry.
  6. ^ a b c d e As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  7. ^ Includes 2 Independent Republicans, and 1 Liberal Independent.
  8. ^ Resigned July 10, 1877.
  9. ^ Includes 4 Independent Republicans.
  10. ^ Elected November 6, 1877, to fill vacancy.
  11. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  12. ^ Resigned with 11 days left in his term. The first act of his successor was to appoint him to the Kansas Supreme Court.
  13. ^ a b Resigned as Lieutenant Governor on June 11, 1996, and was appointed by Governor Bill Graves to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate.
  14. ^ a b Resigned.
  15. ^ The state's first appointed lieutenant governor, he was appointed on July 18, 1996 to fill a vacancy and was elected in his own right in November 1998.
  16. ^ Defeated Sheila Frahm in the primary, and took the seat early on November 7, 1996 after the special general election.
  17. ^ Resigned to take office as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
  18. ^ Elected in November 2008 to U.S. House representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h Appointed by Governor to fill vacancy.
  20. ^ On January 12, 2009, incumbent Republican Dale Swenson switched parties to Democratic.
  21. ^ Resigned to take office as United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
  22. ^ In December 2010, Sen. Chris Steineger changed his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.[1]
  23. ^ On May 30, 2014, incumbent Democrat Jan Pauls switched parties to Republican.
  24. ^ On March 7th 2018, Sen. John Doll changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independent.
  25. ^ Sen. Barbara Bollier changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democratic. Six days later, Sen. Dinah Sykes also changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.
  26. ^ On December 18th, 2018, Rep. Stephanie Clayton changed her party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.
  27. ^ On or about July 29th, 2019, Sen. John Doll changed his party affiliation from Independent back to Republican.
  28. ^ Sen. Dennis Pyle changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independent.

Further reading

  • Loomis, Burdett; Rackaway, Chapman; Miller, Patrick (2024). Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-3662-4.

References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Tim. "Steineger bolts to Kansas GOP". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

See also