Kansas's 23rd Senate district

Kansas's 23rd State Senate district
Senator	Adam Thomas R – Olathe
Demographics	75%  White 6%  Black 11%  Hispanic 4%  Asian 3% Other
Population (2018)	73,147 [1]

Kansas's 23rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Adam Thomas since 2025.

Geography

District 23 covers much of Olathe in the south-central Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City. ^[2]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 15th, 26th, 49th, and 78th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[3]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 23 ^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Olson (incumbent)	4,913	58.2
	Republican	Chris Lengquist	3,530	41.8
Total votes			8,443	100
General election
	Republican	Robert Olson (incumbent)	20,235	53.1
	Democratic	Wendy Budetti	17,864	46.9
Total votes			38,099	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 23 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Olson (incumbent)	19,277	60.6
	Democratic	Spencer Kerfoot	12,551	39.4
Total votes			31,828	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 23 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Olson (incumbent)	18,859	63.0
	Democratic	Steve Wright	11,098	37.0
Total votes			29,957	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [5] [6]
2020	President	Biden 49.4 – 48.1%
2018	Governor	Kelly 49.7 – 42.2%
2016	President	Trump 52.4 – 39.7%
2012	President	Romney 61.2 – 36.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 23, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
2. "Senate District 23" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
3. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
4. "Kansas State Senate District 23". 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.