Kansas's 18th Senate district

Kansas's 18th State Senate district
Senator	Kristen O'Shea R – Topeka
Demographics	81%  White 5%  Black 9%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1%  Native American 3% Other
Population (2018)	70,478 [1]

Kansas's 18th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kristen O'Shea since January 11, 2021. Previous senators include Democrat Vic Miller and Governor Laura Kelly. ^{[2] [3]}

Geography

District 18 is based in northern Topeka, also stretching west to Silver Lake, Rossville, St. Marys, and Wamego. It covers parts of Pottawatomie, Shawnee, and Wabaunsee Counties. ^[4]

The district overlaps with Kansas's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 47th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 55th, 57th, 58th, and 61st districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 18 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tobias Schlingensiepen	2,599	52.9
	Democratic	Joe Cheray	1,378	28.0
	Democratic	H. Dean Zajic	940	19.1
Total votes			4,917	100
General election
	Republican	Kristen O'Shea	19,396	59.2
	Democratic	Tobias Schlingensiepen	13,364	40.8
Total votes			32,760	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 18 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laura Kelly (incumbent)	15,007	51.6
	Republican	Dave Jackson	14,076	48.4
Total votes			29,083	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 18 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Barta	5,093	76.0
	Republican	Cristina Fischer	855	12.8
	Republican	Gary Parnell	756	11.3
Total votes			6,704	100
General election
	Democratic	Laura Kelly (incumbent)	14,813	51.7
	Republican	Dick Barta	13,833	48.3
Total votes			28,646	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7]
2020	President	Trump 54.3 – 43.1%
2018	Governor	Kelly 52.9 – 38.9%
2016	President	Trump 53.4 – 39.7%
2012	President	Romney 52.4 – 44.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 18, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
2. "Kansas State Legislature Government Website". Archived from the original on January 24, 2021.
3. "Kansas State Legislature Government Website". Archived from the original on February 5, 2021.
4. "Senate District 18" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
6. "Kansas State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.