Kansas's 23rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Olson since his appointment in 2011 to succeed fellow Republican Karin Brownlee.[2]
| Kansas's 23rd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 75% White 6% Black 11% Hispanic 4% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 73,147[1] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 23 covers much of Olathe in the south-central Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City.[3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 15th, 26th, 49th, and 78th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]
Recent election results
edit2020
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 4,913 | 58.2 | |
| Republican | Chris Lengquist | 3,530 | 41.8 | |
| Total votes | 8,443 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 20,235 | 53.1 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Budetti | 17,864 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 38,099 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 19,277 | 60.6 | |
| Democratic | Spencer Kerfoot | 12,551 | 39.4 | |
| Total votes | 31,828 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 18,859 | 63.0 | |
| Democratic | Steve Wright | 11,098 | 37.0 | |
| Total votes | 29,957 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.4 – 48.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kelly 49.7 – 42.2% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.4 – 39.7% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 61.2 – 36.9% |
References
edit- ^ "State Senate District 23, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Robert Olson". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 23" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 23". 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.