Kansas's 9th Senate district

Kansas's 9th State Senate district
Senator	Beverly Gossage R – Eudora
Demographics	79%  White 5%  Black 11%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	79,805 [1]

Kansas's 9th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It was represented by Republican Julia Lynn from 2006 to 2021. Lynn was succeeded by fellow Republican Beverly Gossage in 2021. ^[2]

Geography

District 9 covers central and northwestern Johnson County in the suburbs of Kansas City, including all of De Soto and parts of Olathe, Lenexa, and Gardner. ^[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 15th, 26th, 30th, 38th, 43rd, 49th, and 121st districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[4]

Recent election results

2020

After winning the Republican primary unopposed, incumbent Julia Lynn dropped her 2020 bid for re-election citing her sister's health, and was replaced on the Republican line by Beverly Gossage. ^[5]

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beverly Gossage	22,450	52.2
	Democratic	Stacey Knoell	20,550	47.8
Total votes			43,000	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Lynn (incumbent)	20,574	60.0
	Democratic	Chris Morrow	13,708	40.0
Total votes			34,282	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 9 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Lynn (incumbent)	19,346	63.8
	Democratic	Merlin Ring	10,957	36.2
Total votes			30,303	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
2020	President	Trump 50 – 47.5%
2018	Governor	Kelly 49.7 – 41.8%
2016	President	Trump 52.7 – 39.5%
2012	President	Romney 60.1 – 37.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 9, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
2. "Senator Julia Lynn". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
3. "Senate District 9" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
5. Kyle Palmer (September 2, 2020). "Kansas state senator Julia Lynn of Olathe bows out of re-election bid, citing sister's health". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
6. "Kansas State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.