District 2: Dem. Marci Francisco winning by 78.3%
In the 2024 State Senate election for district two, Dem. current state senator Marci Francisco ran against Rep. David Miller. Marci Francisco is leading by 78.3% with roughly 90% of votes counted as of 9:08 P.M. District two covers areas in both Douglas and Jefferson counties.
Marci Francisco of the Dem. party currently resides in Lawrence and grew up in Prairie Village, and has been in office since 2005. Some of Francisco’s plans are to redevelop SB-206 to further protect rights concerning reproductive care, to be part of the discussion concerning increased funding for public schools and increase funding for early education, and to make Medicaid more accessible for those unable to receive proper care.
“Republican leadership should respond to the concerns of the majority of Kansans who support expansion, rather than work against them,” Francisco said in an interview with Lawrence Journal World.
David Miller of the Rep. party currently resides in Lawrence, but spent most of his life in Eudora. Some of Miller’s ideas are to leave reproductive rights up to the Supreme Court, to support Medicaid expansion for many, allowing it for able-bodied people if they are working and that his opponent Francisco should not allow donations relating to her campaign from out of state.
“Thousands need government financial assistance if they have any chance to have coverage,” Miller said in an interview with Lawrence Journal World.
District 3: Rep. Rick Kloos winning by 54.78%
In the district 3 state senate election, Rep. Incumbent Kansas State Senator Rick Kloos ran against Dem. challenger Dena Sattler. District 3 covers southeast Shawnee County, Osage County, parts of Douglas county and Franklin county. As of 9:40 p.m., Kloos was in the lead, receiving 54.78% of votes.
Sattler, who served on the senior staff for Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov. David Toland, voiced her reason for running for state senate in a questionnaire by The Topeka Capital-Journal as protecting various freedoms including the freedom to make one’s own medical decisions, the freedom to feel comfortable in one’s own home, the freedom to learn and the freedom to vote.
Kloos said that he aims to continue reducing property taxes, addressing homelessness and resolving housing challenges. Kloos, who serves as the Majority Whip and the Vice-Chair of the Federal and State Affairs, said that he has much experience mobilizing and utilizing legislators towards common objectives and reported that he will build on this during his second term.
District 9: Rep. Beverly Gossage winning by 59.16%
In the state senate election for district 9, which covers northwestern Johnson County, Rep. Incumbent Kansas State Senator Beverly Gossage ran against challenger Dem. As of 9:40 p.m., Gossage was in the lead with 59.16% of votes.
Gossage, who assumed office in 2021, has not frequently publicized her policy positions and declined to complete a questionnaire at the invitation of the Lawrence Times. Her voting record shows that she voted in favor of Senate Bill 233 to prohibit gender affirming care for minors and voted against Senate Bill 17 to expand affordable housing.
Mallicoat said in this questionnaire that he is in full support of expanding Medicaid, legalizing medical marijuana, restoring reproductive rights and supporting public education, including special education.
District 19: Dem. Patrick Schmidt winning by 64.6%
In the 2024 State Senate election for district 19, Dem. Patrick Schmidt ran against Rep. Tyler Wible. Patrick Schmidt is leading by 64.3% with roughly 85% of votes being counted as of 9:17 P.M. District 19 covers all of Osage county and parts of Douglas, Shawnee and Jefferson county.
Patrick Schmidt currently resides in Topeka. Some of Schmidt’s plans he expressed in interviews with the Lawrence Journal World and Topeka Capital-Journal are to make sure Kansans are able to vote without major obstacles, to support the expansion of the Child Tax credit, the expansion of Medicaid and to focus on solutions for gun violence.
“It’s time to help hard-working Kansans who are falling through the cracks of our current health care system get affordable healthcare,” Schmidt said in relation to Medicaid expansion in an interview with Topeka Capital-Journal.
Tyler Wible currently resides in Topeka. Some of Wibles plans he expressed in interviews with the Lawrence Journal World and Topeka Capital-Journal are to prioritize public knowledge on candidates and their policies, to provide the resources for various businesses to succeed and help local communities, to reduce Medicaid expansion in exchange for affordable insurance and to focus on community involvement.
“My sole reason for running is to protect and give accurate representation for my friends, family, and neighbors,” Wible said in an interview with Topeka Capital-Journal.
The votes should be certified by the end of the night of November 5th.
