Kansas's 25th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Mary Ware since her 2019 appointment to succeed Lynn Rogers who resigned following his election as Lieutenant Governor.[2]
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| Demographics | 61% White 6% Black 25% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Native American 5% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 72,244[1] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 25 is based entirely in western Wichita, straddling the Arkansas River in central Sedgwick County.[3]
The district is located within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 86th, 92nd, 95th, 97th, 103rd, and 105th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] At 20.4 square miles, it is tied with the 8th district for smallest Senate district in the state.[1]
Recent election results
edit2020
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mary Ware (incumbent) | 12,647 | 54.7 | |
| Republican | Vail Fruechting | 10,456 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 23,103 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Price | 1,907 | 68.2 | |
| Republican | William Eveland | 890 | 31.8 | |
| Total votes | 2,797 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Lynn Rogers | 11,704 | 58.5 | |
| Republican | Jim Price | 8,308 | 41.5 | |
| Total votes | 20,012 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2012
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Michael O'Donnell | 2,785 | 58.8 | |
| Republican | Jean Schodorf (incumbent) | 1,949 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 4,734 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Michael O'Donnell | 9,326 | 46.6 | |
| Democratic | Tim Snow | 9,063 | 45.3 | |
| Libertarian | Dave Thomas | 1,607 | 8.0 | |
| Total votes | 19,996 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 51.9 – 45.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kelly 56.5 – 33.4% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 46.7 – 45.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 48.4 – 48.1% |
References
edit- ^ a b "State Senate District 25, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Mary Ware". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 25" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 25". 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.