Kansas's 1st Senate district

Kansas's 1st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Dennis Pyle since 2005.[2]

Kansas's 1st
State Senate District
Senator
  Dennis Pyle
R–Hiawatha
Demographics89% White
2% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
3% Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)70,665[1]

Geography

District 1 is based in the northeastern corner of the state, covering all of Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, and Pottawatomie Counties. Communities in the district include Atchison, Holton, Hiawatha, Sabetha, Seneca, Horton, Wathena, Troy, Elwood, and a small part of Manhattan.[3]

The district overlaps with Kansas's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 51st, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, and 106th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Missouri and Nebraska.[1]

Recent election results

2020
2020 Kansas Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Pyle (incumbent) 25,173 71.7
Democratic Kirk Miller 9,914 28.3
Total votes 35,087 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Kansas Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Pyle (incumbent) 18,283 58.3
Democratic Jerry Henry 13,076 41.7
Total votes 31,359 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Kansas Senate election, District 1[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Pyle (incumbent) 6,730 66.4
Republican Marje Cochren 3,407 33.6
Total votes 10,137 100
General election
Republican Dennis Pyle (incumbent) 15,378 50.7
Democratic Steve Lukert 14,982 49.3
Total votes 30,360 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 1
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Governor Kobach 51.8 – 37.2%
2016 President Trump 71.0 – 22.7%
2012 President Romney 68.2 – 29.4%

References
  1. "State Senate District 1, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. "Senator Dennis Pyle". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  3. "Senate District 1" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  5. "Kansas State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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