Kansas's 23rd Senate district

Kansas's 23rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Robert S. Olson
R–Olathe
Demographics75% White
6% Black
11% Hispanic
4% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)73,147[1]

Kansas's 23rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Olson since his appointment in 2011 to succeed fellow Republican Karin Brownlee.[2]

Geography

District 23 covers much of Olathe in the south-central Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 15th, 26th, 49th, and 78th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 23[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Olson (incumbent) 4,913 58.2
Republican Chris Lengquist 3,530 41.8
Total votes 8,443 100
General election
Republican Robert Olson (incumbent) 20,235 53.1
Democratic Wendy Budetti 17,864 46.9
Total votes 38,099 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Olson (incumbent) 19,277 60.6
Democratic Spencer Kerfoot 12,551 39.4
Total votes 31,828 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Olson (incumbent) 18,859 63.0
Democratic Steve Wright 11,098 37.0
Total votes 29,957 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Biden 49.4 – 48.1%
2018 Governor Kelly 49.7 – 42.2%
2016 President Trump 52.4 – 39.7%
2012 President Romney 61.2 – 36.9%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 23, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Robert Olson". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 23" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.