Kansas's 29th Senate district

Kansas's 29th State Senate district
Senator	Oletha Faust-Goudeau D–Wichita
Demographics	38% White 28% Black 26% Hispanic 4% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other
Population (2018)	68,225[1]

Kansas's 29th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Oletha Faust-Goudeau since 2009.[2]

Geography

District 29 is based in northern and downtown Wichita in Sedgwick County, covering many of the city's most diverse neighborhoods.[3][4]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 83rd, 84th, 86th, 89th, 91st, 92nd, and 103rd districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 29[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent)	15,253	71.1
	Republican	Myron Ackerman	6,199	28.9
Total votes			21,452	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 29[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent)	14,511	100
Total votes			14,511	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 29[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent)	2,103	78.4
	Democratic	KC Ohaebosim	579	21.6
Total votes			2,682	100
General election
	Democratic	Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent)	11,720	63.7
	Republican	Kenya Cox	5,570	30.3
	Libertarian	Carl Kramer	1,120	6.1
Total votes			18,410	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7][8]
2020	President	Biden 69.3 – 28.3%
2018	Governor	Kelly 71.5 – 20.9%
2016	President	Clinton 65.0 – 28.2%
2012	President	Obama 68.6 – 29.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 29, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
2. "Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
3. "Senate District 29" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
4. Stephens, Ken: "Faust-Goudeau continues pushing her mother's legacy," January 2019, Active Age, Vol. 37, No.2, retrieved from Issue.com January 9, 2020
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
6. "Kansas State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 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.