Kansas's 14th Senate district
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| Demographics | 91% White 2% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 68,478[1] | ||
Kansas's 14th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bruce Givens since 2017; Givens was defeated in the 2020 primary election by Michael Fagg.[2]
Geography
[edit]District 14 covers Chautauqua, Coffey, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, and Woodson Counties and parts of Butler, Cowley, and Montgomery Counties in the Flint Hills to the east of Wichita. Communities in the district include El Dorado, Burlington, Eureka, Neodesha, Fredonia, Sedan, Yates Center, Douglass, Towanda, Howard, and part of Winfield.[3]
The district overlaps with Kansas's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 12th, 13th, 75th, 76th, 77th, and 79th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Oklahoma.[1]
Recent election results
[edit]2020
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Michael Fagg | 7,452 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Bruce Givens (incumbent) | 6,459 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 13,911 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Michael Fagg | 28,501 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 28,501 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bruce Givens | 6,513 | 52.5 | |
| Republican | Forrest Knox (incumbent) | 5,900 | 47.5 | |
| Total votes | 12,413 | 100 | ||
| Democratic | Mark Pringle | 1,174 | 54.5 | |
| Democratic | Carl Shay Jr. | 980 | 45.5 | |
| Total votes | 2,154 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Bruce Givens | 20,452 | 72.6 | |
| Democratic | Mark Pringle | 7,702 | 27.4 | |
| Total votes | 28,154 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Forrest Knox | 7,416 | 58.5 | |
| Republican | John Grange | 5,254 | 41.5 | |
| Total votes | 12,670 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Forrest Knox | 21,790 | 72.3 | |
| Democratic | Eden Fuson | 8,349 | 27.7 | |
| Total votes | 30,139 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 76.6 – 21.4% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kobach 57.8 – 31.7% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 74.9 – 19.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 72.1 – 25.5% |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Senate District 14, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Bruce Givens". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 14" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 14". 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.