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Kansas, State House, District 42

Kansas House of Representatives District 42
Current incumbentJim Karleskint Republican Party

Kansas' forty-second state house district is represented by Republican Representative Jim Karleskint.

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 42

Incumbent Jim Karleskint (R) defeated Thea Perry (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 42 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jim Karleskint (R)
63.0
5,513

Thea Perry (D)
37.0
3,241

Total votes: 8,754
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 42

Thea Perry advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 42 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Thea Perry (D)
100
1,014

Total votes: 1,014
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Jim Karleskint defeated Lance Neelly in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 42 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jim Karleskint (R)
53.3
1,364

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Lance Neelly (R)
46.7
1,197

Total votes: 2,561

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.

Jim Karleskint defeated Kara Reed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 42 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Karleskint 57.86% 5,715
Democratic Kara Reed 42.14% 4,163
Total Votes 9,878
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Kara Reed ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 42 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kara Reed (unopposed)

Jim Karleskint defeated incumbent Connie O'Brien in the Kansas House of Representatives District 42 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Karleskint 51.82% 856
Republican Connie O'Brien Incumbent 48.18% 796
Total Votes 1,652

Primary election

In the primary elections held on August 2, 2016, six incumbents were defeated in the state Senate, while nine incumbents were defeated in the state House. Outside of the one incumbent Democrat who was defeated in the House, moderates defeated 14 conservative Republican incumbents in the primary. Before the 2016 primary, moderate Republicans had been losing ground in the state legislature since the 2010 election of Gov. Sam Brownback (R), shifting from a more moderate Republican-controlled state legislature to a more conservative one after the 2012 elections. Eighteen Republican incumbents were defeated in the conservative wave in 2012. Connie O'Brien was one of 14 Republican incumbents who were defeated in the 2016 primary.

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. Austin Lee Harris defeated Harold Fevurly in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Connie O'Brien was unopposed in the Republican primary. O'Brien defeated Harris in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 42, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngConnie O'Brien Incumbent 59.5% 4,042
Democratic Austin Lee Harris 40.5% 2,751
Total Votes 6,793

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Lee Harris 56% 310
Harold Fevurly 44% 244
Total Votes 554

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 Connie O'Brien (R) defeated Harold Fevurly, Jr. (D) in the general election and defeated Sandra Bohne in the Republican primary. Fevurly was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngConnie O'Brien Incumbent 63.4% 5,910
Democratic Harold Fevurly, Jr. 36.6% 3,410
Total Votes 9,320

Kansas House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngConnie O'Brien Incumbent 62.8% 1,125
Sandra Bohne 37.2% 667
Total Votes 1,792

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 42 raised a total of $330,215. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $17,380 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 42

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $57,362 3 $19,121
2014 $32,425 3 $10,808
2012 $29,895 3 $9,965
2010 $35,387 2 $17,694
2008 $18,864 3 $6,288
2006 $49,482 1 $49,482
2004 $26,119 1 $26,119
2002 $31,017 1 $31,017
2000 $49,664 2 $24,832
Total $330,215 19 $17,380