Kansas's 34th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ed Berger since 2017; Berger was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by Mark Steffen.[2]
Kansas's 34th State Senate district | |||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 85% White 2% Black 9% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Native American 2% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 68,781[1] |
Geography edit
District 34 covers all of Reno County and parts of Kingman County to the west of Wichita, including the communities of Hutchinson, Kingman, South Hutchinson, Buhler, Haven, and Nickerson.[3]
The district is located largely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, with a small part extending into the 4th district. It overlaps with the 101st, 102nd, 104th, and 114th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]
Recent election results edit
2020 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Mark Steffen | 7,177 | 57.5 | |
Republican | Ed Berger (incumbent) | 5,302 | 42.5 | |
Total votes | 12,479 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Mark Steffen | 21,240 | 69.8 | |
Democratic | Shanna Henry | 9,192 | 30.2 | |
Total votes | 30,432 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2016 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ed Berger | 6,279 | 57.2 | |
Republican | Terry Bruce (incumbent) | 4,701 | 42.8 | |
Total votes | 10,980 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Ed Berger | 21,559 | 82.2 | |
Democratic | Homer Gilson | 4,664 | 17.8 | |
Total votes | 26,223 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2012 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Terry Bruce (incumbent) | 16,007 | 59.9 | |
Democratic | Mark Treaster | 10,711 | 40.1 | |
Total votes | 26,718 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal and statewide results edit
Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
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2020 | President | Trump 67.2 – 30.5% |
2018 | Governor | Kobach 48.2 – 40.8% |
2016 | President | Trump 65.5 – 27.5% |
2012 | President | Romney 65.3 – 32.2% |
References edit
- ^ "State Senate District 34, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Ed Berger". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 34" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 34". 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.