Kansas's 18th Senate district
| Kansas's 18th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 81% White 5% Black 9% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 70,478[1] | ||
Kansas's 18th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kristen O'Shea since January 11, 2021. Previous senators include Democrat Vic Miller and Governor Laura Kelly.[2][3]
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
|---|---|---|
| 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.