Kansas's 7th Senate district

Kansas's 7th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Barbara Bollier since 2017; Bollier was first elected as a Republican but switched parties in 2018.[2]

Kansas's 7th
State Senate District
Current senatorBarbara Bollier (D–Mission Hills)
Demographics87% White
3% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)73,076[1]

Geography

District 7 covers the inner suburbs of Kansas City in Johnson County, including Prairie Village, Mission, Roeland Park, Fairway, Mission Hills, Westwood, and parts of Leawood and Overland Park.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 19th, 21st, 24th, and 25th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the state of Missouri.[1]

Recent election results

2020
2020 Kansas Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ethan Corson
Republican Laura McConwell
Total votes

2016
2016 Kansas Senate election, District 7[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Bollier 22,439 54.3
Democratic Megan England 18,884 45.7
Total votes 41,323 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Kansas Senate election, District 7[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Wolf 5,176 57.1
Republican David Harvey 3,889 42.9
Total votes 9,065 100
General election
Republican Kay Wolf 20,738 53.1
Democratic Kyle Russell 18,334 46.9
Total votes 39,072 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 7
Year Office Results[6]
2016 President Clinton 57.3 – 35.8%
2012 President Obama 49.6 – 48.4%
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References
  1. "State Senate District 7, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. "Senator Barbara Bollier". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. "Senate District 7" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. "Kansas State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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