Kansas's 12th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Caryn Tyson since 2013.[2]
Kansas's 12th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 92% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Native American 2% Other | ||
Population (2018) | 68,721[1] |
Geography edit
District 12 covers Allen, Anderson, Franklin, and Linn Counties and parts of Bourbon and Miami Counties along the eastern edge of the state. Communities in the district include Ottawa, Iola, Osawatomie, Garnett, Humboldt, Wellsville, and Pleasanton.[3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, and 59th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Missouri.[1]
Recent election results edit
2020 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Caryn Tyson (incumbent) | 24,265 | 74.4 | |
Democratic | Mike Bruner | 8,359 | 25.6 | |
Total votes | 32,624 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2016 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Caryn Tyson (incumbent) | 18,998 | 73.3 | |
Democratic | Christopher Johnston | 6,918 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 25,916 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
2012 edit
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Caryn Tyson | 6,226 | 56.1 | |
Republican | John Coen | 4,864 | 43.9 | |
Total votes | 11,090 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Caryn Tyson | 18,720 | 65.8 | |
Democratic | Denise Cassells | 9,737 | 34.2 | |
Total votes | 28,457 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Federal and statewide results edit
Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
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2020 | President | Trump 72.4 – 25.4% |
2018 | Governor | Kobach 54.6 – 37.2% |
2016 | President | Trump 69.6 – 23.9% |
2012 | President | Romney 65.3 – 32.1% |
References edit
- ^ a b "State Senate District 12, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Caryn Tyson". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 12" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.