Kansas's 2nd Senate district

Kansas's 2nd State Senate district
Senator	Marci Francisco D – Lawrence
Demographics	83%  White 3%  Black 5%  Hispanic 5%  Asian 1%  Native American 3% Other
Population (2018)	86,298 [1]

Kansas's 2nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Marci Francisco since 2005. ^[2]

Geography

District 2 is based in Lawrence, covering the University of Kansas and much of the city's downtown in Douglas County, as well as most of Jefferson County to the north. ^[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 44th, 45th, 46th, and 47th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 2 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marci Francisco (incumbent)	33,648	100
Total votes			33,648	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 2 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marci Francisco (incumbent)	24,147	66.1
	Republican	Meredith Richey	12,378	33.9
Total votes			36,525	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 2 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roland Ellis	2,588	63.4
	Republican	Jeremy Pierce	1,493	36.6
Total votes			4,081	100
General election
	Democratic	Marci Francisco (incumbent)	21,843	64.5
	Republican	Roland Ellis	11,996	35.5
Total votes			33,839	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6] [7]
2020	President	Biden 67.1 – 30.6%
2018	Governor	Kelly 72.9 – 21.5%
2016	President	Clinton 61.3 – 31.3%
2012	President	Obama 60.1 – 37.4%

References

1. "State Senate District 2, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
2. "Senator Marci Francisco". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
3. "Senate District 2" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
5. "Kansas State Senate District 2". 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.