Kansas's 36th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 94% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 2% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 67,277 [1] |
Kansas's 36th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Elaine Bowers since 2013. [2] It is the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.
District 36 spans the rural northern edge of the state, covering all of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Smith, and Washington counties, as well as parts of Marshall and Phillips counties. Communities in the district include Concordia, Russell, Beloit, Marysville, Minneapolis, Phillipsburg, Belleville, Plainville, Smith Center, Osborne, Lincoln Center, Washington, and Stockton. [3]
The district is located almost entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 2nd district. It overlaps with the 106th, 107th, 109th, and 110th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4] It borders the state of Nebraska. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elaine Bowers (incumbent) | 31,549 | 100 | |
Total votes | 31,549 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Elaine Bowers (incumbent) | 26,816 | 85.1 | |
Democratic | Brian Angevine | 4,686 | 14.9 | |
Total votes | 31,502 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Elaine Bowers | 9,377 | 64.3 | |
Republican | Kyle Abbott | 5,216 | 35.7 | |
Total votes | 14,593 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Elaine Bowers | 26,051 | 82.9 | |
Democratic | Marquis Clark | 5,371 | 17.1 | |
Total votes | 31,422 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Year | Office | Results [6] [7] |
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2020 | President | Trump 80.9 – 17.2% |
2018 | Governor | Kobach 59.0 – 29.9% |
2016 | President | Trump 79.2 – 15.5% |
2012 | President | Romney 77.8 – 19.9% |