Kansas's 26th Senate district

Kansas's 26th State Senate district
Senator	Dan Kerschen R – Garden Plain
Demographics	86%  White 1%  Black 6%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 1%  Native American 4% Other
Population (2018)	73,835 [1]

Kansas's 26th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Dan Kerschen since 2013, following his primary defeat of fellow Republican Dick Kelsey. ^[2]

Geography

District 26 covers the southern and southwestern suburbs of Wichita in Sedgwick County, including some of Wichita proper as well as Haysville, Mulvane, Cheney, Garden Plain, and parts of Derby, Clearwater, and Goddard. ^[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 81st, 82nd, 93rd, 94th, 97th, 98th, and 101st districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 26 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Kerschen (incumbent)	27,540	100
Total votes			27,540	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 26 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Kerschen (incumbent)	3,913	73.0
	Republican	Byron Dunlavy	1,446	27.0
Total votes			5,359	100
General election
	Republican	Dan Kerschen (incumbent)	20,274	69.5
	Democratic	Benjamin Poteete	8,911	30.5
Total votes			29,185	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 26 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Kerschen	3,911	57.6
	Republican	Dick Kelsey (incumbent)	2,883	42.4
Total votes			6,794	100
General election
	Republican	Dan Kerschen	20,593	100
Total votes			20,593	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6] [7]
2020	President	Trump 67.7 – 29.7%
2018	Governor	Kobach 51.4 – 37.1%
2016	President	Trump 68.2 – 24.6%
2012	President	Romney 68.8 – 28.8%

References

1. "State Senate District 26, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
2. "Senator Dan Kerschen". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
3. "Senate District 26" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
5. "Kansas State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 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.