Kansas's 22nd Senate district

Kansas's 22nd State Senate district
Senator	Brad Starnes R – Riley
Demographics	78%  White 5%  Black 8%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	87,096 [1]

Kansas's 22nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Brad Starnes since 2025.

Geography

District 22 is based in Manhattan, covering all of Clay and Riley counties as well as a small part of northern Geary County. Other communities in the district include Clay Center, Ogden, Wakefield, Riley, and parts of western Junction City. ^[2]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 51st, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, and 70th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[3]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 22 ^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Bowser	5,232	60.5
	Republican	Bryan Pruitt	3,411	39.5
Total votes			8,643	100
General election
	Democratic	Tom Hawk (incumbent)	15,687	51.3
	Republican	Craig Bowser	14,911	48.7
Total votes			30,598	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 22 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Hawk (incumbent)	20,849	100
Total votes			20,849	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 22 ^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Reader	3,318	43.1
	Republican	Roger Reitz (incumbent)	2,251	29.2
	Republican	Joe Knopp	2,134	27.7
Total votes			7,703	100
General election
	Democratic	Tom Hawk	12,851	50.8
	Republican	Bob Reader	12,469	49.2
Total votes			25,320	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [5] [6]
2020	President	Trump 51.3 – 45.5%
2018	Governor	Kelly 52.6 – 36.7%
2016	President	Trump 52.5 – 39.2%
2012	President	Romney 58.4 – 39.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 22, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
2. "Senate District 22" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
3. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
4. "Kansas State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
5. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
6. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.