Kansas's 28th Senate district

Kansas's 28th
State Senate district
Senator
  Mike Petersen
R–Wichita
Demographics64% White
7% Black
19% Hispanic
5% Asian
1% Native American
4% Other
Population (2018)70,786[1]

Kansas's 28th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Petersen since 2005.[2]

Geography

District 28 covers southern Wichita and its immediate suburbs in Sedgwick County, including Oaklawn-Sunview and parts of Derby.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 86th, 88th, 96th, 97th, and 98th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 28[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Petersen (incumbent) 11,895 53.7
Democratic Jim Ward 10,250 46.3
Total votes 22,145 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 28[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Petersen (incumbent) 2,003 74.6
Republican Jo Hillman 681 25.4
Total votes 2,684 100
General election
Republican Mike Petersen (incumbent) 9,915 51.5
Democratic Keith Humphrey 9,353 48.5
Total votes 19,268 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 28[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Petersen (incumbent) 9,853 52.7
Democratic Keith Humphrey 8,852 47.3
Total votes 18,705 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Trump 52.7 – 44.3%
2018 Governor Kelly 48.9 – 39.4%
2016 President Trump 53.5 – 38.4%
2012 President Romney 53.3 – 44.0%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 28, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Mike Petersen". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 28" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.