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Kansas, State House, District 15

Kansas House of Representatives District 15
Current incumbentJohn Toplikar Republican Party

Kansas' fifteenth state house district is represented by Republican Representative John Toplikar.

Kansas state representatives represent an average of 22,825 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 21,507 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Kansas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Kansas legislators assume office the second Monday of January after their election.

Qualifications

Section 4 of Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution states, "During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$88.66/day$144/day

Pension

As of 2011, when pensions are calculated for Kansas legislators, their normal annual salary is inflated by nearly $78,000. This is composed of $32,982, which comes from multiplying their daily salary by 372 (the number of days they would work if in session every day and if every month had 31 days), $45,756 from adding in their daily per diem (also based on 372 days) and $7,083 from expense payments. According to former state Senator Steve Morris, this is intended as compensation because of low legislative salaries which are seen as difficult to raise.

Vacancies

The Governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The political party committee that last held the vacant seat must call for a convention within 21 days of the vacancy. The convention is designed to select the Governor's appointee and involves all the committeemen and committeewomen that represent the vacant house district.

The committeemen and committeewomen present for voting must approve a replacement on a simple majority vote. Once the vote has been conducted, the party committee must send the paperwork certifying the selection to the Governor within 24 hours or the next business day. The Governor has seven days after receiving the paperwork to act on the appointment.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15

John Toplikar (R) defeated Chris Haulmark (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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John Toplikar (R)
51.5
3,940

Chris Haulmark (D)
48.5
3,704

Total votes: 7,644
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15

Chris Haulmark advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chris Haulmark (D)
100
1,192

Total votes: 1,192
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15

John Toplikar advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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John Toplikar (R)
100
1,584

Total votes: 1,584

2016

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Erin Davis defeated R. Paul McCorkle in the Kansas House of Representatives District 15 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 15 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Erin Davis Incumbent 58.49% 5,014
Democratic R. Paul McCorkle 41.51% 3,559
Total Votes 8,573
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

R. Paul McCorkle ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png R. Paul McCorkle (unopposed)

Incumbent Erin Davis defeated Kim Palcic and Bo Dostal in the Kansas House of Representatives District 15 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Erin Davis Incumbent 62.63% 930
Republican Kim Palcic 26.60% 395
Republican Bo Dostal 10.77% 160
Total Votes 1,485

2014

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Steve Wright was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Erin Davis was unopposed in the Republican primary. Davis defeated Wright in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 15, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngErin Davis Incumbent 61.3% 3,289
Democratic Steve Wright 38.7% 2,076
Total Votes 5,365

2012

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2012. Bob Montgomery (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Elliot Lahn in the Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 15 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Montgomery 81.2% 870
Elliot Lahn 18.8% 202
Total Votes 1,072

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 15 raised a total of $500,926. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $25,046 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 15

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $69,717 4 $17,429
2014 $44,259 2 $22,130
2012 $60,455 3 $20,152
2010 $63,825 2 $31,913
2008 $167,934 2 $83,967
2006 $45,170 2 $22,585
2004 $14,716 1 $14,716
2002 $9,291 2 $4,646
2000 $25,559 2 $12,780
Total $500,926 20 $25,046