Kansas's 38th Senate district

Kansas's 38th
State Senate district
Senator
  Ron Ryckman Sr.
R–Meade
Demographics45% White
3% Black
49% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Other
Population (2018)69,819[1]

Kansas's 38th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ron Ryckman Sr. since March 2021, following the death of incumbent Bud Estes on February 13, 2021.[2]

Geography

District 38 is predominantly based in the two Western Kansas cities of Dodge City and Liberal, covering all of Clark, Ford, Gray, Meade, and Seward Counties and part of Hodgeman County. Other communities in the district include Cimarron, Meade, and Ashland.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 115th, 117th, 119th, 124th, and 125th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Oklahoma.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 38[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bud Estes (incumbent) 13,274 68.9
Democratic Edgar Pando 5,994 31.1
Total votes 19,268 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 38[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bud Estes 4,488 64.8
Republican Joyce Warshaw 2,438 35.2
Total votes 6,926 100
General election
Republican Bud Estes 12,884 75.7
Democratic Miguel Angel Rodriguez 4,130 24.3
Total votes 17,014 100
Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 38[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garrett Love (incumbent) 13,539 77.0
Democratic Johnny Dunlap II 4,033 23.0
Total votes 17,572 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Trump 69.8 – 28.3%
2018 Governor Kobach 54.7 – 32.0%
2016 President Trump 70.1 – 24.8%
2012 President Romney 71.8 – 26.4%

References

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 38, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Hennessy, Joseph (February 13, 2021). "Kansas State Sen. Bud Estes dies at 75". WIBW-TV. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senate District 38" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 38". 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.