| Kansas's 12th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 92% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Native American 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 68,721 [1] | ||
Kansas's 12th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Caryn Tyson since 2013. [2]
District 12 covers Allen, Anderson, Franklin, and Linn Counties and parts of Bourbon and Miami Counties along the eastern edge of the state. Communities in the district include Ottawa, Iola, Osawatomie, Garnett, Humboldt, Wellsville, and Pleasanton. [3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, and 59th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4] It borders the state of Missouri. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Caryn Tyson (incumbent) | 24,265 | 74.4 | |
| Democratic | Mike Bruner | 8,359 | 25.6 | |
| Total votes | 32,624 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Caryn Tyson (incumbent) | 18,998 | 73.3 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Johnston | 6,918 | 26.7 | |
| Total votes | 25,916 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Caryn Tyson | 6,226 | 56.1 | |
| Republican | John Coen | 4,864 | 43.9 | |
| Total votes | 11,090 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Caryn Tyson | 18,720 | 65.8 | |
| Democratic | Denise Cassells | 9,737 | 34.2 | |
| Total votes | 28,457 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Trump 72.4 – 25.4% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kobach 54.6 – 37.2% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 69.6 – 23.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 65.3 – 32.1% |
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