Kansas's 5th Senate district

Kansas's 5th State Senate district
Senator	Jeff Pittman D – Leavenworth
Demographics	71%  White 13%  Black 9%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 5% Other
Population (2018)	74,997 [1]

Kansas's 5th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kevin Braun since his appointment in 2018; Braun was defeated by Democrat Jeff Pittman in 2020. ^[2]

Geography

District 5 covers parts of Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties, stretching from Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, and western Kansas City in the south to Lansing and Leavenworth in the north. ^[3]

The district overlaps with Kansas's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 33rd, 36th, 40th, 41st, and 42nd districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. ^[4] It borders the state of Missouri. ^[1]

Recent election results

2020

In 2018, incumbent Republican Steve Fitzgerald resigned from the Senate, and pharmaceutical operative Kevin Braun was chosen to serve the remainder of Fitzgerald's term. ^[5]

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Pittman	16,753	53.1
	Republican	Kevin Braun (incumbent)	14,818	46.9
Total votes			31,571	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Hutton	2,570	74.1
	Democratic	Donald Terrien	899	25.9
Total votes			3,469	100
General election
	Republican	Steve Fitzgerald (incumbent)	13,336	51.0
	Democratic	Bill Hutton	12,828	49.0
Total votes			26,164	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Fitzgerald	2,298	61.5
	Republican	Mark Gilstrap	1,441	38.5
Total votes			3,739	100
General election
	Republican	Steve Fitzgerald	12,803	51.5
	Democratic	Kelly Kultala (incumbent)	12,040	48.5
Total votes			24,843	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7] [8]
2020	President	Trump 50.3 – 46.9%
2018	Governor	Kelly 51.5 – 40.3%
2016	President	Trump 51.1 – 41.3%
2012	President	Romney 52.9 – 45.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 5, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
2. "Senator Kevin Braun". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
3. "Senate District 5" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
5. John Richmeier (October 19, 2018). "Braun selected for appointment to Senate". Leavenworth Times. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. "Kansas State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.