Kansas's_5th_Senate_district
Kansas's 5th Senate district
American legislative district
Kansas's 5th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kevin Braun since his appointment in 2018; Braun was defeated by Democrat Jeff Pittman in 2020.[2]
| Kansas's 5th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 71% White 13% Black 9% Hispanic 2% Asian 5% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 74,997[1] | ||
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District 5 covers parts of Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties, stretching from Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, and western Kansas City in the south to Lansing and Leavenworth in the north.[3]
The district overlaps with Kansas's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 33rd, 36th, 40th, 41st, and 42nd districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Missouri.[1]
2020
In 2018, incumbent Republican Steve Fitzgerald resigned from the Senate, and pharmaceutical operative Kevin Braun was chosen to serve the remainder of Fitzgerald's term.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeff Pittman | 16,753 | 53.1 | ||
| Republican | Kevin Braun (incumbent) | 14,818 | 46.9 | ||
| Total votes | 31,571 | 100 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
2016
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Bill Hutton | 2,570 | 74.1 | |
| Democratic | Donald Terrien | 899 | 25.9 | |
| Total votes | 3,469 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Steve Fitzgerald (incumbent) | 13,336 | 51.0 | |
| Democratic | Bill Hutton | 12,828 | 49.0 | |
| Total votes | 26,164 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Steve Fitzgerald | 2,298 | 61.5 | |
| Republican | Mark Gilstrap | 1,441 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 3,739 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Steve Fitzgerald | 12,803 | 51.5 | |
| Democratic | Kelly Kultala (incumbent) | 12,040 | 48.5 | |
| Total votes | 24,843 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Federal and statewide results
- "State Senate District 5, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- "Senator Kevin Braun". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- "Senate District 5" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- John Richmeier (October 19, 2018). "Braun selected for appointment to Senate". Leavenworth Times. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- "Kansas State Senate District 5". 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.