Kansas's 13th Senate district

Kansas's 13th
State Senate district
Senator
  Tim Shallenburger
R–Baxter Springs
Demographics88% White
2% Black
4% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
4% Other
Population (2018)70,933[1]

Kansas's 13th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Tim Shallenburger since his 2023 appointment to replace fellow Republican Richard Hilderbrand.[2]

Geography

District 13 covers Cherokee County, Crawford County, and parts of Bourbon and Labette Counties in the southeastern corner of the state. Communities in the district include Pittsburg, Fort Scott, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Frontenac, and Girard.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Missouri and Oklahoma.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Hilderbrand (incumbent) 19,990 66.0
Democratic Nancy Ingle 10,299 34.0
Total votes 30,289 100
Republican hold

2018 special

In 2017, 13th district incumbent Jake LaTurner was appointed Kansas State Treasurer, and Cherokee County Commissioner Richard Hilderbrand was chosen to replace him. Because the next regular election would not be held for another 3 years, Hilderbrand had to run in a special election in 2018 to serve the remainder of the term.[6]

2018 Kansas Senate special election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Hilderbrand (incumbent) 12,836 54.8
Democratic Bryan Hoffman 9,310 39.8
Libertarian Sam Habjan 1,261 5.4
Total votes 23,407 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake LaTurner (incumbent) 15,737 56.2
Democratic Lynn Grant 12,291 43.8
Total votes 28,028 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 13[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jake LaTurner 3,857 57.3
Republican Bob Marshall (incumbent) 2,879 42.7
Total votes 6,736 100
General election
Republican Jake LaTurner 16,621 60.6
Democratic Gene Garman 10,805 39.4
Total votes 27,426 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Trump 66.3 – 31.4%
2018 Governor Kobach 51.2 – 41.9%
2016 President Trump 64.3 – 29.8%
2012 President Romney 57.2 – 40.5%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 13, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Richard Hilderbrand". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 13" (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. ^ a b c d "Kansas State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Hilderbrand takes seat in Kansas Senate". Joplin Globe. May 1, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.