| Kansas's 8th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 80% White 5% Black 6% Hispanic 7% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 72,847 [1] | ||
Kansas's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Cindy Holscher since 2021. [2]
District 8 covers much of central Overland Park in the Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City. [3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 8th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th, and 48th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. [4] At 20.4 square miles, it is tied with the 25th district for smallest Senate district in the state. [1]
| Year | U.S. President | U.S. Senator | Governor | Attorney General [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | McCain (R): 53.1 – 45.7% | [Data unknown/missing] | — | — |
| 2012 | Romney (R): 57 – 41.1% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Clinton (D): 46.1 – 45.1% | Moran (R): 54.4 – 41% | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | Kelly (D): 56.8 – 36.4% | Swain (D): 51.9 – 48.1% |
| 2020 | Biden (D): 56.8% – 43.2% | Bollier (D): 53.8% – 41.6% | — | — |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cindy Holscher | 23,686 | 54.4 | ||
| Republican | James Todd | 19,883 | 45.6 | ||
| Total votes | 43,569 | 100 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Denning (incumbent) | 19,847 | 52.8 | |
| Democratic | Don McGuire | 17,758 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 37,605 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Jim Denning | 4,796 | 60.3 | |
| Republican | Tim Owens (incumbent) | 3,161 | 39.7 | |
| Total votes | 7,957 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Jim Denning | 19,484 | 54.3 | |
| Democratic | Lisa Johnston | 16,398 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 35,882 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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