Kansas's 17th Senate district

Kansas's 17th State Senate district
Senator	Jeff Longbine R – Emporia
Demographics	67%  White 9%  Black 17%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 1%  Native American 4% Other
Population (2018)	72,851 [1]

Kansas's 17th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jeff Longbine, the current Vice President of the Senate, since his appointment in 2010. ^[2]

Geography

District 17 stretches from Emporia in the south to the outskirts of Manhattan in the north, covering all of Lyon County and parts of Geary, Pottawatomie, and Wabaunsee Counties. Other communities in the district include Grandview Plaza, most of Junction City, and part of Wamego. ^[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 51st, 60th, 65th, 68th, and 76th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 17 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Longbine (incumbent)	17,363	66.7
	Democratic	Stephen Vecchione	8,671	33.3
Total votes			26,034	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 17 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Longbine (incumbent)	13,161	59.0
	Democratic	Susan Fowler	9,147	41.0
Total votes			22,308	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 17 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Longbine (incumbent)	3,858	59.6
	Republican	James Fawcett	2,619	40.4
Total votes			6,477	100
General election
	Republican	Jeff Longbine (incumbent)	12,831	60.8
	Democratic	Susan Moran	8,285	39.2
Total votes			21,116	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6] [7]
2020	President	Trump 56.4 – 40.7%
2018	Governor	Kelly 48.0 – 40.2%
2016	President	Trump 56.8 – 35.7%
2012	President	Romney 56.8 – 41.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 17, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
2. "Senator Jeff Longbine". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
3. "Senate District 17" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. "Kansas State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.