Kansas's 36th Senate district

Kansas's 36th
State Senate district
Senator
  Elaine Bowers
R–Concordia
Demographics94% White
1% Black
3% Hispanic
0% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)67,277[1]

Kansas's 36th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Elaine Bowers since 2013.[2] It is the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.

Geography

District 36 spans the rural northern edge of the state, covering all of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Smith, and Washington Counties as well as parts of Marshall and Phillips Counties. Communities in the district include Concordia, Russell, Beloit, Marysville, Minneapolis, Phillipsburg, Belleville, Plainville, Smith Center, Osborne, Lincoln Center, Washington, and Stockton.[3]

The district is located almost entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 2nd district. It overlaps with the 106th, 107th, 109th, and 110th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Nebraska.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 36[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elaine Bowers (incumbent) 31,549 100
Total votes 31,549 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 36[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elaine Bowers (incumbent) 26,816 85.1
Democratic Brian Angevine 4,686 14.9
Total votes 31,502 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 36[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Elaine Bowers 9,377 64.3
Republican Kyle Abbott 5,216 35.7
Total votes 14,593 100
General election
Republican Elaine Bowers 26,051 82.9
Democratic Marquis Clark 5,371 17.1
Total votes 31,422 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Trump 80.9 – 17.2%
2018 Governor Kobach 59.0 – 29.9%
2016 President Trump 79.2 – 15.5%
2012 President Romney 77.8 – 19.9%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 36, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Elaine Bowers". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 36" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 36". 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.