Kansas's 6th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 48% White 10% Black 34% Hispanic 4% Asian 3% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 70,089 [1] |
Kansas's 6th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Pat Pettey since 2013, following her defeat of Democrat-turned-Republican Chris Steineger. [2]
District 6 is based in southern Kansas City in Wyandotte County and Johnson County, also covering parts of Edwardsville, Merriam, and Overland Park. [3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 24th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 36th, and 37th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4] It borders the state of Missouri, located directly to the west of that state's Kansas City. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pat Pettey (incumbent) | 14,533 | 64.4 | |
Republican | Diana Whittington | 8,050 | 35.6 | |
Total votes | 22,853 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pat Pettey (incumbent) | 12,640 | 70.8 | |
Libertarian | Jason Conley | 5,213 | 29.2 | |
Total votes | 17,853 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Pat Pettey | 1,842 | 72.6 | |
Democratic | Mario Escobar | 695 | 27.4 | |
Total votes | 2,537 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Pat Pettey | 11,637 | 62.1 | |
Republican | Chris Steineger (incumbent) | 7,106 | 37.9 | |
Total votes | 18,743 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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2020 | President | Biden 61.9 – 35.8% |
2018 | Governor | Kelly 64.1 – 27.4% |
2016 | President | Clinton 56.9 – 36.1% |
2012 | President | Obama 61.6 – 35.8% |