Kansas's 27th Senate district
Kansas's 27th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Chase Blasi since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Gene Suellentrop following his resignation.[2]
Kansas's 27th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 84% White 2% Black 8% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 74,577[1] |
Geography
District 27 is based in the western reaches of Wichita in Sedgwick County, also covering some or all of the suburbs of Colwich, Andale, Maize, and Goddard.[3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 90th, 91st, 94th, 100th, 101st, and 105th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]
Recent election results
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gene Suellentrop (incumbent) | 26,296 | 66.7 | |
Democratic | Mike McCorkle | 13,143 | 33.3 | |
Total votes | 39,439 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2016
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Gene Suellentrop | 4,085 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Lori Graham | 3,987 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 8,072 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Gene Suellentrop | 22,252 | 66.5 | |
Democratic | Tony Hunter | 11,209 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | 33,461 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Leslie Donovan (incumbent) | 20,773 | 65.5 | |
Democratic | Tony Hunter | 10,922 | 34.5 | |
Total votes | 31,695 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
References
- "State Senate District 27, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "Senator Chase Blasi | Legislators | Kansas State Legislature". www.kslegislature.org. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- "Senate District 27" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- "Kansas State Senate District 27". 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.
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