| Kansas's 27th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 84% White 2% Black 8% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 74,577 [1] | ||
Kansas's 27th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Chase Blasi since 2023, succeeding fellow Republican Gene Suellentrop following his resignation. [2]
District 27 is based in the western reaches of Wichita in Sedgwick County, also covering some or all of the suburbs of Colwich, Andale, Maize, and Goddard. [3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 90th, 91st, 94th, 100th, 101st, and 105th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gene Suellentrop (incumbent) | 26,296 | 66.7 | |
| Democratic | Mike McCorkle | 13,143 | 33.3 | |
| Total votes | 39,439 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Gene Suellentrop | 4,085 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Lori Graham | 3,987 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 8,072 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Gene Suellentrop | 22,252 | 66.5 | |
| Democratic | Tony Hunter | 11,209 | 33.5 | |
| Total votes | 33,461 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Leslie Donovan (incumbent) | 20,773 | 65.5 | |
| Democratic | Tony Hunter | 10,922 | 34.5 | |
| Total votes | 31,695 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Trump 62.1 – 35.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kobach 48.7 – 42.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 63.9 – 29.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 68.3 – 29.8% |
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