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Kansas, State House, District 121

Kansas House of Representatives District 121
Current incumbentJohn Resman Republican Party

Kansas' one hundred and twenty-first state house district is represented by Republican Representative John Resman.

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 121

Incumbent John Resman (R) defeated Nick Gill (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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John Resman (R)
58.4
7,195

Nick Gill (D)
41.6
5,122

Total votes: 12,317
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121

Nick Gill advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Nick Gill (D)
100
1,657

Total votes: 1,657
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121

Incumbent John Resman advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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John Resman (R)
100
2,868

Total votes: 2,868

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 Mike Kiegerl defeated Jason Graff in the Kansas House of Representatives District 121 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 121 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Kiegerl Incumbent 60.02% 7,415
Democratic Jason Graff 39.98% 4,939
Total Votes 12,354
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Jason Graff ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 121 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 121 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jason Graff (unopposed)

Incumbent Mike Kiegerl ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 121 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 121 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mike Kiegerl 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. Gary Smith was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mike Kiegerl was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kiegerl defeated Smith in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 121, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Kiegerl Incumbent 64.1% 4,978
Democratic Gary Smith 35.9% 2,789
Total Votes 7,767

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 Arlen Siegfreid (R) defeated Tyler G. Dixon (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 121, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngArlen Siegfreid Incumbent 63.9% 6,513
Democratic Tyler Dixon 36.1% 3,674
Total Votes 10,187

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 121 raised a total of $261,549. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $14,531 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 121

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $82,000 2 $41,000
2014 $12,109 2 $6,055
2012 $69,035 3 $23,012
2010 $22,018 2 $11,009
2008 $16,265 1 $16,265
2006 $17,065 3 $5,688
2004 $15,540 2 $7,770
2002 $9,075 1 $9,075
2000 $18,442 2 $9,221
Total $261,549 18 $14,531