Kansas's 1st Senate district
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Demographics | 89% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 3% Native American 3% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 70,665[1] |
Kansas's 1st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Independent Dennis Pyle since 2005.[2]
Geography
[edit]District 1 is based in the northeastern corner of the state, covering all of Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, and Pottawatomie Counties. Communities in the district include Atchison, Holton, Hiawatha, Sabetha, Seneca, Horton, Wathena, Troy, Elwood, and a small part of Manhattan.[3]
The district overlaps with Kansas's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 51st, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, and 106th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Missouri and Nebraska.[1]
Recent election results
[edit]2020
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Pyle (incumbent) | 25,173 | 71.7 | |
Democratic | Kirk Miller | 9,914 | 28.3 | |
Total votes | 35,087 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Pyle (incumbent) | 18,283 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | Jerry Henry | 13,076 | 41.7 | |
Total votes | 31,359 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2012
[edit]Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Dennis Pyle (incumbent) | 6,730 | 66.4 | |
Republican | Marje Cochren | 3,407 | 33.6 | |
Total votes | 10,137 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Dennis Pyle (incumbent) | 15,378 | 50.7 | |
Democratic | Steve Lukert | 14,982 | 49.3 | |
Total votes | 30,360 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal and statewide results
[edit]Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
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2020 | President | Trump 73.3 – 24.4% |
2018 | Governor | Kobach 51.8 – 37.2% |
2016 | President | Trump 71.0 – 22.7% |
2012 | President | Romney 68.2 – 29.4% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 1, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Dennis Pyle". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 1" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 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.