Kansas's 17th Senate district

Kansas's 17th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Jeff Longbine, the current Vice President of the Senate, since his appointment in 2010.[2]

Kansas's 17th
State Senate District
Senator
  Jeff Longbine
R–Emporia
Demographics67% White
9% Black
17% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
4% Other
Population (2018)72,851[1]

Geography

District 17 stretches from Emporia in the south to the outskirts of Manhattan in the north, covering all of Lyon County and parts of Geary, Pottawatomie, and Wabaunsee Counties. Other communities in the district include Grandview Plaza, most of Junction City, and part of Wamego.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 51st, 60th, 65th, 68th, and 76th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 Kansas Senate election, District 17[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Longbine (incumbent) 17,363 66.7
Democratic Stephen Vecchione 8,671 33.3
Total votes 26,034 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Kansas Senate election, District 17[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Longbine (incumbent) 13,161 59.0
Democratic Susan Fowler 9,147 41.0
Total votes 22,308 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Kansas Senate election, District 17[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Longbine (incumbent) 3,858 59.6
Republican James Fawcett 2,619 40.4
Total votes 6,477 100
General election
Republican Jeff Longbine (incumbent) 12,831 60.8
Democratic Susan Moran 8,285 39.2
Total votes 21,116 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 17
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Governor Kelly 48.0 – 40.2%
2016 President Trump 56.8 – 35.7%
2012 President Romney 56.8 – 41.0%

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