Kansas's 18th Senate district

Kansas's 18th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kristen O'Shea
R–Topeka
Demographics81% 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

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 18[6]
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

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 18[6]
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

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 18[6]
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

  1. ^ "State Senate District 18, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kansas State Legislature Government Website". Archived from the original on January 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kansas State Legislature Government Website". Archived from the original on February 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Senate District 18" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.