| Kansas's 31st State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 82% White 2% Black 10% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 73,554 [1] | ||
Kansas's 31st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Carolyn McGinn since 2005. [2]
District 31 covers parts of Sedgwick County and all of Harvey County in the northern suburbs of Wichita, including some of northern Wichita proper as well as Newton, Park City, Valley Center, Hesston, Halstead, North Newton, Sedgwick, Kechi, Bel Aire, and Maize. [3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 72nd, 74th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 100th, and 103rd districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Carolyn McGinn (incumbent) | 31,425 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 31,425 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Carolyn McGinn (incumbent) | 4,776 | 51.4 | |
| Republican | Renee Erickson | 4,518 | 48.6 | |
| Total votes | 9,294 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Carolyn McGinn (incumbent) | 23,463 | 74.5 | |
| Democratic | J. Michelle Vann | 8,026 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 31,489 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Carolyn McGinn (incumbent) | 4,770 | 55.1 | |
| Republican | Gary Mason | 3,893 | 44.9 | |
| Total votes | 8,663 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Carolyn McGinn (incumbent) | 24,183 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 24,183 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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| 2020 | President | Trump 61.7 – 35.9% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kobach 46.3 – 43.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 62.0 – 31.0% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 64.1 – 33.7% |
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