Kansas's 34th Senate district

Kansas's 34th State Senate district
Senator	Michael Murphy R – Hutchinson
Demographics	85%  White 2%  Black 9%  Hispanic 0%  Asian 1%  Native American 2% Other
Population (2018)	68,781 [1]

Kansas's 34th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Michael Murphy since 2025.

Geography

District 34 covers all of Reno County and parts of Kingman County to the west of Wichita, including the communities of Hutchinson, Kingman, South Hutchinson, Buhler, Haven, and Nickerson. ^[2]

The district is located largely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, with a small part extending into the 4th district. It overlaps with the 101st, 102nd, 104th, and 114th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[3]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 34 ^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Steffen	7,177	57.5
	Republican	Ed Berger (incumbent)	5,302	42.5
Total votes			12,479	100
General election
	Republican	Mark Steffen	21,240	69.8
	Democratic	Shanna Henry	9,192	30.2
Total votes			30,432	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 34 ^[4]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Berger	6,279	57.2
	Republican	Terry Bruce (incumbent)	4,701	42.8
Total votes			10,980	100
General election
	Republican	Ed Berger	21,559	82.2
	Democratic	Homer Gilson	4,664	17.8
Total votes			26,223	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 34 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Terry Bruce (incumbent)	16,007	59.9
	Democratic	Mark Treaster	10,711	40.1
Total votes			26,718	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [5] [6]
2020	President	Trump 67.2 – 30.5%
2018	Governor	Kobach 48.2 – 40.8%
2016	President	Trump 65.5 – 27.5%
2012	President	Romney 65.3 – 32.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 34, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
2. "Senate District 34" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
3. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
4. "Kansas State Senate District 34". 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.