Kansas's 10th Senate district

Kansas's 10th
State Senate district
Senator
  Mike Thompson
R–Shawnee
Demographics80% White
5% Black
8% Hispanic
3% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)73,567[1]

Kansas's 10th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Thompson since his appointment in 2020 to replace fellow Republican Mary Pilcher-Cook.[2]

Geography

District 10 is based in Shawnee in Johnson County, covering the vast majority of the city itself as well as Lake Quivira and parts of Overland Park, Bonner Springs, and Merriam.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 39th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020

In January 2020, 10th district incumbent Mary Pilcher-Cook resigned from the Senate, and local meteorologist Mike Thompson was chosen to fill the remainder of her term.[5]

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 10[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Thompson (incumbent) 8,183 72.4
Republican Tom Cox 3,125 27.6
Total votes 11,308 100
General election
Republican Mike Thompson (incumbent) 22,362 51.9
Democratic Lindsey Constance 20,758 48.1
Total votes 43,120 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 10[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Pilcher-Cook (incumbent) 18,673 51.3
Democratic Vicki Hiatt 17,722 48.7
Total votes 36,395 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 10[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Pilcher-Cook (incumbent) 4,514 64.3
Republican Tom Wertz 2,509 35.7
Total votes 7,023 100
General election
Republican Mary Pilcher-Cook (incumbent) 19,392 58.2
Democratic Mark Greene 13,900 41.8
Total votes 33,292 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 52.1 – 45.6%
2018 Governor Kelly 54.0 – 38.4%
2016 President Trump 48.2 – 44.4%
2012 President Romney 56.9 – 41.3%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 10, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Mike Thompson". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 10" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Former metro meteorologist elected to Kansas state Senate". KSHB - Kansas City. January 13, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.