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Kansas, State House, District 62

Kansas House of Representatives District 62
Current incumbentRandy Garber Republican Party

Kansas' sixty-second state house district is represented by Republican Representative Randy Garber.

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 62

Incumbent Randy Garber (R) defeated Melvin Baker (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Randy Garber (R)
70.3
6,232

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Melvin Baker (D)
29.7
2,627

Total votes: 8,859
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 62

Melvin Baker advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 62 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Melvin Baker (D)
100
720

Total votes: 720
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Randy Garber advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 62 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Randy Garber (R)
100
3,118

Total votes: 3,118

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 Randy Garber ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 62 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randy Garber Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Kansas Secretary of State


Incumbent Randy Garber ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Randy Garber 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. Steve Lukert was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Randy Garber was unopposed in the Republican primary. Garber defeated Lukert in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 62, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Garber Incumbent 55.6% 4,644
Democratic Steve Lukert 44.4% 3,705
Total Votes 8,349

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 Randy Garber (R) defeated Dennis R. Stones (D) in the general election and defeated Leslie Scoby in the Republican primary. Stones was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 62, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Garber Incumbent 63.2% 6,244
Democratic Dennis Stones 36.8% 3,635
Total Votes 9,879

Kansas House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Garber Incumbent 59.3% 2,110
Leslie Scoby 40.7% 1,447
Total Votes 3,557

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 62 raised a total of $539,610. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $28,401 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 62

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $10,780 1 $10,780
2014 $68,650 2 $34,325
2012 $55,547 3 $18,516
2010 $66,172 3 $22,057
2008 $54,067 3 $18,022
2006 $48,684 2 $24,342
2004 $37,597 2 $18,799
2002 $66,839 2 $33,420
2000 $131,274 1 $131,274
Total $539,610 19 $28,401