Kansas's 20th Senate district

Kansas's 20th
State Senate district
Senator
  Brenda Dietrich
R–Topeka
Demographics81% White
5% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)73,035[1]

Kansas's 20th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Eric Rucker since his appointment in 2018 to replace fellow Republican Vicki Schmidt; Rucker was defeated in the 2020 primary election by State Representative Brenda Dietrich.[2]

Geography

District 20 is based in southern Topeka, also stretching to cover sparsely populated portions of Shawnee and Wabaunsee Counties.[3]

The district is located almost entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 1st district. It overlaps with the 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020

In 2018, incumbent Vicki Schmidt was elected Kansas Insurance Commissioner, and Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rucker was chosen to replace her.[5]

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 20[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brenda Dietrich 6,509 54.4
Republican Eric Rucker (incumbent) 5,451 45.6
Total votes 11,960 100
General election
Republican Brenda Dietrich 22,000 56.9
Democratic Rachel Willis 16,696 43.1
Total votes 38,696 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 20[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 5,853 53.4
Republican Joe Patton 5,110 46.6
Total votes 10,963 100
Democratic Candace Ayars 1,755 46.8
Democratic Dennis Rogers 1,005 26.8
Democratic Rick Munoz Cortez 760 20.3
Democratic Clarence Hinchey 230 6.1
Total votes 3,750 100
General election
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 22,216 65.4
Democratic Candace Ayars 11,775 34.6
Total votes 33,991 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 20[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 5,747 50.7
Republican Joe Patton 5,587 49.3
Total votes 11,334 100
General election
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 21,359 63.9
Democratic Terry Crowder 10,071 30.1
Libertarian Clarence Hinchey 2,003 6.0
Total votes 33,433 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 49.2 – 48.1%
2018 Governor Kelly 56.2 – 35.8%
2016 President Trump 49.6 – 43.5%
2012 President Romney 53.9 – 44.1%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 20, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Eric Rucker". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 20" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ Grant Stephens (December 14, 2018). "Kobach's top deputy Eric Rucker to fill Schmidt's senate seat". WBLW. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 20". 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.