Kansas's_8th_Senate_district
Kansas's 8th Senate district
American legislative district
Kansas's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Cindy Holscher since 2021.[2]
Quick Facts Kansas's 8th State Senate district, Senator ...
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| Demographics | 80% White 5% Black 6% Hispanic 7% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 72,847[1] | ||
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District 8 covers much of central Overland Park in the Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City.[3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 8th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th, and 48th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] At 20.4 square miles, it is tied with the 25th district for smallest Senate district in the state.[1]
More information Year, U.S. President ...
| Year | U.S. President | U.S. Senator | Governor | Attorney General[5] |
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| 2008 | McCain (R): 53.1 – 45.7% | [Data unknown/missing] | — | — |
| 2012 | Romney (R): 57 – 41.1% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Clinton (D): 46.1 – 45.1% | Moran (R): 54.4 – 41% | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | Kelly (D): 56.8 – 36.4% | Swain (D): 51.9 – 48.1% |
| 2020 | Biden (D): 56.8% – 43.2% | Bollier (D): 53.8% – 41.6% | — | — |
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2020
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Cindy Holscher | 23,686 | 54.4 | ||
| Republican | James Todd | 19,883 | 45.6 | ||
| Total votes | 43,569 | 100 | |||
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2016
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Denning (incumbent) | 19,847 | 52.8 | |
| Democratic | Don McGuire | 17,758 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 37,605 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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2012
More information Primary election, Party ...
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Denning | 4,796 | 60.3 | |
| Republican | Tim Owens (incumbent) | 3,161 | 39.7 | |
| Total votes | 7,957 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Denning | 19,484 | 54.3 | |
| Democratic | Lisa Johnston | 16,398 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 35,882 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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- "State Senate District 8, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "Senator Cindy Holscher". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- "Senate District 8" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- "DRA KS State Senate 2020". Daves Redistricting.
- "Kansas State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.