Kansas's 3rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Tom Holland since 2009.[2]
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| Demographics | 82% White 3% Black 6% Hispanic 3% Asian 2% Native American 4% Other | ||
| Population (2018) | 76,598[1] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 3 covers most of Douglas County outside of Lawrence and most of Leavenworth County outside of Leavenworth, including the communities of Eudora, Baldwin City, Basehor, Tonganoxie, and parts of Lansing and Lawrence proper.[3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 38th, 40th, 42nd, 44th, 45th, 46th, and 54th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Missouri.[1]
Recent election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Holland (incumbent) | 20,490 | 51.2 | |
| Republican | Willie Dove | 19,500 | 48.8 | |
| Total votes | 39,990 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Holland (incumbent) | 17,214 | 51.5 | |
| Republican | Echo Van Meteren | 16,189 | 48.5 | |
| Total votes | 33,403 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Anthony Brown | 3,136 | 68.4 | |
| Republican | J.C. Tellefson | 1,449 | 31.6 | |
| Total votes | 4,585 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tom Holland (incumbent) | 16,678 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Anthony Brown | 14,658 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 31,336 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6][7] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 50.1 – 47.4% |
| 2018 | Governor | Kelly 55.9 – 37.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 49.4 – 42.8% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 51.0 – 46.4% |
References
edit- ^ a b "State Senate District 3, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Senator Tom Holland". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Senate District 3" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 3". 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.