| Kansas's 2nd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 83% White 3% Black 5% Hispanic 5% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 86,298 [1] | ||
Kansas's 2nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Marci Francisco since 2005. [2]
District 2 is based in Lawrence, covering the University of Kansas and much of the city's downtown in Douglas County, as well as most of Jefferson County to the north. [3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 44th, 45th, 46th, and 47th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Marci Francisco (incumbent) | 33,648 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 33,648 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Marci Francisco (incumbent) | 24,147 | 66.1 | |
| Republican | Meredith Richey | 12,378 | 33.9 | |
| Total votes | 36,525 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Roland Ellis | 2,588 | 63.4 | |
| Republican | Jeremy Pierce | 1,493 | 36.6 | |
| Total votes | 4,081 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Marci Francisco (incumbent) | 21,843 | 64.5 | |
| Republican | Roland Ellis | 11,996 | 35.5 | |
| Total votes | 33,839 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Biden 67.1 – 30.6% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kelly 72.9 – 21.5% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61.3 – 31.3% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 60.1 – 37.4% |
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