Kansas's 14th Senate district

Kansas's 14th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bruce Givens since 2017; Givens was defeated in the 2020 primary election by Michael Fagg.[2]

Kansas's 14th
State Senate District
Senator
  Bruce Givens
R–El Dorado
Demographics91% White
2% Black
3% Hispanic
0% Asian
1% Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)68,478[1]

Geography

District 14 covers Chautauqua, Coffey, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, and Woodson Counties and parts of Butler, Cowley, and Montgomery Counties in the Flint Hills to the east of Wichita. Communities in the district include El Dorado, Burlington, Eureka, Neodesha, Fredonia, Sedan, Yates Center, Douglass, Towanda, Howard, and part of Winfield.[3]

The district overlaps with Kansas's 2nd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 12th, 13th, 75th, 76th, 77th, and 79th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Oklahoma.[1]

Recent election results

2020
2020 Kansas Senate election, District 14[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Fagg 7,452 53.6
Republican Bruce Givens (incumbent) 6,459 46.4
Total votes 13,911 100
General election
Republican Michael Fagg 28,501 100
Total votes 28,501 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Kansas Senate election, District 14[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Givens 6,513 52.5
Republican Forrest Knox (incumbent) 5,900 47.5
Total votes 12,413 100
Democratic Mark Pringle 1,174 54.5
Democratic Carl Shay Jr. 980 45.5
Total votes 2,154 100
General election
Republican Bruce Givens 20,452 72.6
Democratic Mark Pringle 7,702 27.4
Total votes 28,154 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Kansas Senate election, District 14[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Forrest Knox 7,416 58.5
Republican John Grange 5,254 41.5
Total votes 12,670 100
General election
Republican Forrest Knox 21,790 72.3
Democratic Eden Fuson 8,349 27.7
Total votes 30,139 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 14
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Governor Kobach 57.8 – 31.7%
2016 President Trump 74.9 – 19.3%
2012 President Romney 72.1 – 25.5%

References
  1. "State Senate District 14, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. "Senator Bruce Givens". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. "Senate District 14" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  5. "Kansas State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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