Kansas's_36th_Senate_district
Kansas's 36th Senate district
American legislative district
Kansas's 36th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Elaine Bowers since 2013.[2] It is the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.
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District 36 spans the rural northern edge of the state, covering all of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Smith, and Washington Counties as well as parts of Marshall and Phillips Counties. Communities in the district include Concordia, Russell, Beloit, Marysville, Minneapolis, Phillipsburg, Belleville, Plainville, Smith Center, Osborne, Lincoln Center, Washington, and Stockton.[3]
The district is located almost entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 2nd district. It overlaps with the 106th, 107th, 109th, and 110th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Nebraska.[1]
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Elaine Bowers (incumbent) | 31,549 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 31,549 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Elaine Bowers (incumbent) | 26,816 | 85.1 | |
| Democratic | Brian Angevine | 4,686 | 14.9 | |
| Total votes | 31,502 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Elaine Bowers | 9,377 | 64.3 | |
| Republican | Kyle Abbott | 5,216 | 35.7 | |
| Total votes | 14,593 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Elaine Bowers | 26,051 | 82.9 | |
| Democratic | Marquis Clark | 5,371 | 17.1 | |
| Total votes | 31,422 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Federal and statewide results
- "State Senate District 36, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Senator Elaine Bowers". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Senate District 36" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- "Kansas State Senate District 36". 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.