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Kansas, State House, District 46

Kansas House of Representatives District 46
Current incumbentDennis "Boog" Highberger Democratic Party

Kansas' forty-sixth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Dennis "Boog" Highberger.

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 46

Incumbent Dennis Highberger (D) won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 46 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dennis Highberger (D)
100
9,199

Total votes: 9,199
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 46

Incumbent Dennis Highberger defeated Benjamin Ferlo in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 46 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dennis Highberger (D)
87.7
2,910

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Benjamin Ferlo (D)
12.3
410

Total votes: 3,320
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Dennis "Boog" Highberger ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 46 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 46 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dennis "Boog" Highberger Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Dennis "Boog" Highberger ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dennis "Boog" Highberger Incumbent (unopposed)


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. Dennis "Boog" Highberger defeated Abbie Hodgson in the Democratic primary. J. Douglas Robinson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Highberger defeated Robinson in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 46, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDennis "Boog" Highberger 83.8% 6,232
Republican J. Douglas Robinson 16.2% 1,208
Total Votes 7,440

Kansas House of Representatives, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDennis "Boog" Highberger 57.9% 1,004
Abbie Hodgson 42.1% 731
Total Votes 1,735

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. Incumbent Paul Davis (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 46 raised a total of $312,741. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $24,057 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 46

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $7,995 1 $7,995
2014 $43,643 3 $14,548
2012 $69,073 1 $69,073
2010 $62,562 1 $62,562
2008 $29,074 1 $29,074
2006 $23,601 2 $11,801
2004 $33,794 1 $33,794
2002 $13,815 1 $13,815
2000 $29,184 2 $14,592
Total $312,741 13 $24,057