Kansas's 2nd Senate district

Kansas's 2nd
State Senate district
Senator
  Marci Francisco
D–Lawrence
Demographics83% White
3% Black
5% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)86,298[1]

Kansas's 2nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Marci Francisco since 2005.[2]

Geography

District 2 is based in Lawrence, covering the University of Kansas and much of the city's downtown in Douglas County, as well as most of Jefferson County to the north.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 44th, 45th, 46th, and 47th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marci Francisco (incumbent) 33,648 100
Total votes 33,648 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marci Francisco (incumbent) 24,147 66.1
Republican Meredith Richey 12,378 33.9
Total votes 36,525 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 2[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roland Ellis 2,588 63.4
Republican Jeremy Pierce 1,493 36.6
Total votes 4,081 100
General election
Democratic Marci Francisco (incumbent) 21,843 64.5
Republican Roland Ellis 11,996 35.5
Total votes 33,839 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Biden 67.1 – 30.6%
2018 Governor Kelly 72.9 – 21.5%
2016 President Clinton 61.3 – 31.3%
2012 President Obama 60.1 – 37.4%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 2, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Marci Francisco". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 2" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 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.