Kansas's 18th Senate district
Kansas's 18th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 81% White 5% Black 9% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 70,478[1] |
Geography
District 18 is based in northern Topeka, also stretching west to Silver Lake, Rossville, St. Marys, and Wamego. It covers parts of Pottawatomie, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee Counties.[4]
The district overlaps with Kansas's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 47th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 55th, 57th, 58th, and 61st districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[5]
Recent election results
2020
Primary election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Democratic | Tobias Schlingensiepen | 2,599 | 52.9 | ||
Democratic | Joe Cheray | 1,378 | 28.0 | ||
Democratic | H. Dean Zajic | 940 | 19.1 | ||
Total votes | 4,917 | 100 | |||
General election | |||||
Republican | Kristen O'Shea | 19,396 | 59.2 | ||
Democratic | Tobias Schlingensiepen | 13,364 | 40.8 | ||
Total votes | 32,760 | 100 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Laura Kelly (incumbent) | 15,007 | 51.6 | |
Republican | Dave Jackson | 14,076 | 48.4 | |
Total votes | 29,083 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Dick Barta | 5,093 | 76.0 | |
Republican | Cristina Fischer | 855 | 12.8 | |
Republican | Gary Parnell | 756 | 11.3 | |
Total votes | 6,704 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Laura Kelly (incumbent) | 14,813 | 51.7 | |
Republican | Dick Barta | 13,833 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 28,646 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Federal and statewide results
Year | Office | Results[7] |
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2020 | President | Trump 54.3 – 43.1% |
2018 | Governor | Kelly 52.9 – 38.9% |
2016 | President | Trump 53.4 – 39.7% |
2012 | President | Romney 52.4 – 44.7% |
References
- ^ "State Senate District 18, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas State Legislature Government Website". Archived from the original on January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas State Legislature Government Website". Archived from the original on February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Senate District 18" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.