| Kansas's 23rd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 75% White 6% Black 11% Hispanic 4% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 73,147 [1] | ||
Kansas's 23rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Olson since his appointment in 2011 to succeed fellow Republican Karin Brownlee. [2]
District 23 covers much of Olathe in the south-central Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City. [3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 15th, 26th, 49th, and 78th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 4,913 | 58.2 | |
| Republican | Chris Lengquist | 3,530 | 41.8 | |
| Total votes | 8,443 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 20,235 | 53.1 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Budetti | 17,864 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 38,099 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 19,277 | 60.6 | |
| Democratic | Spencer Kerfoot | 12,551 | 39.4 | |
| Total votes | 31,828 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Olson (incumbent) | 18,859 | 63.0 | |
| Democratic | Steve Wright | 11,098 | 37.0 | |
| Total votes | 29,957 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 49.4 – 48.1% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kelly 49.7 – 42.2% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52.4 – 39.7% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 61.2 – 36.9% |
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