Kansas's 39th Senate district
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| Demographics | 51% White 2% Black 43% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 69,098[1] | ||
Kansas's 39th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican John Doll since 2017, following his defeat of incumbent Larry Powell in the 2016 Republican primary.[2]
Geography
[edit]District 39 is based in Garden City and surrounding areas in the southwestern corner of the state, covering all of Finney, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens, and Wichita Counties. Other communities in the district include Ulysses, Hugoton, Elkhart, Lakin, Holcomb, Syracuse, Sublette, Leoti, and Johnson City.[3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 115th, 117th, 118th, 122nd, 123rd, and 124th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Oklahoma and Colorado.[1]
Recent election results
[edit]2020
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Doll (incumbent) | 5,720 | 57.4 | |
| Republican | Lon Pishny | 4,249 | 42.6 | |
| Total votes | 9,969 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | John Doll (incumbent) | 20,891 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 20,891 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | John Doll | 4,664 | 52.4 | |
| Republican | Larry Powell (incumbent) | 4,246 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 8,910 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | John Doll | 12,884 | 79.0 | |
| Democratic | A. Zacheriah Worf | 3,421 | 21.0 | |
| Total votes | 16,305 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Larry Powell | 5,106 | 51.9 | |
| Republican | Stephen Morris (incumbent) | 4,737 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 9,843 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Larry Powell | 16,672 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 16,672 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 71.5 – 26.5% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kobach 54.7 – 29.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 72.0 – 22.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 75.9 – 22.3% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 39, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Senator John Doll". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 39" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 39". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.