Kansas's 2nd congressional district

Kansas' 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas that covers most of the eastern part of the state, except for the core of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The district encompasses less than a quarter of the state. The state capital of Topeka and the city of Lawrence, home of one of the state's universities, The University of Kansas, are both located within this district.

Kansas's 2nd congressional district
Kansas' 2nd congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Steve Watkins
R–Topeka
Distribution
  • 59.73% urban
  • 40.27% rural
Population (2015)715,752
Median income$53,483[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+10[2]

The district is currently represented by Republican Steve Watkins, who won the seat on November 6, 2018 in a competitive election.

History

Kansas had but one representative in the U.S. House of Representatives until after the 1870 U.S. Census, which showed that the state was entitled to three members of the lower branch of the national legislature. In 1872, three representatives-at-large were elected, but by the act of March 2, 1874, the legislature divided the state into three districts. The 2nd congressional district was composed of the counties of Montgomery, Wilson, Labette, Cherokee, Crawford, Neosho, Bourbon, Allen, Anderson, Linn, Miami, Franklin, Johnson, Douglas and Wyandotte.

No changes were made in until after the 1880 U.S. Census, which gave the state seven representatives. On March 5, 1883, Governor George Washington Glick approved an act of the legislature which reduced the 2nd congressional district to only include the counties of Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas, Miami, Franklin, Anderson, Linn, Allen and Bourbon.

Although the 1890 U.S. Census showed the population of Kansas to be large enough to entitle the state to eight representatives, no additional district was created until 1905. By the act of March 9, 1905, the state was divided into eight districts with the 2nd Congressional district being composed of the counties of Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas, Miami, Franklin, Anderson, Linn, Allen and Bourbon.[3]

Reapportionment for 2002 placed the western half of Lawrence as well as Miami County into the 2nd congressional district and cut out the counties of Geary, Montgomery and Nemaha.

Reapportionment in 2012 meant the 2nd congressional district included the entirety of Lawrence in the 2nd congressional district. The district's boundaries were altered to remove Manhattan, home of Kansas State University, and portions of Miami County while adding all of Montgomery County and Nemaha County and portions of Marshall County.

Demographics

Following redistricting after the 2000 U.S. Census,[4] there were 672,102 people, 257,856 households, and 173,309 families residing in the district. The population density was 47.6/mi² over a land area of 14,133 square miles (36,600 km2). There were 280,213 housing units at an average density of 19.8/mi². The racial makeup of the district is 89.01% White, 5.06% Black or African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.52% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.81% of the population.

There were 257,856 households, out of which 34.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.48% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.79% were non-families. 26.73% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.63% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the district the population distribution by age is 25.34% under the age of 18, 11.88% from 18 to 24, 27.54% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.54% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.08 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.85 males.

The median income for a household in the district is $37,855, and the median income for a family was $47,095. Males had a median income of $32,033 versus $24,230 for females. The per capita income for the district was $18,595. About 7.1% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Among the population aged 16 years and older, 64.5% was in the civilian labor force and 1.9% were in the armed forces. Of the employed civilian workers, 20.6% were government workers and 7.5% were self-employed. Management, professional, and related occupations employed 32.3% of the work force and sales and office occupations employ 25.4%. Only 0.8% were employed in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. The largest employment by industry was: educational, health and social services, 24.5%; manufacturing, 12.3%; and retail trade, 11.4%. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining industries only employed 3.0%.

List of members representing the district
Member
(Residence)		 Party Years in office Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created March 4, 1875

John R. Goodin
(Humboldt)		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 44th [data unknown/missing]

Dudley C. Haskell
(Lawrence)		 Republican March 4, 1877 –
December 16, 1883		 45th
46th
47th		 [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant December 16, 1883 –
March 21, 1884		 47th

Edward H. Funston
(Iola)		 Republican March 21, 1884 –
August 2, 1894		 47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd		 Elected to finish Haskell's term.
Lost contested election.

Horace L. Moore
(Lawrence)		 Democratic August 2, 1894 –
March 3, 1895		 53rd Won contested election.
[data unknown/missing]

Orrin L. Miller
(Lawrence)		 Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 54th [data unknown/missing]

Mason S. Peters
(Kansas City)		 Populist March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899		 55th [data unknown/missing]

Justin D. Bowersock
(Lawrence)		 Republican March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1907		 56th
57th
58th
59th		 [data unknown/missing]

Charles F. Scott
(Iola)		 Republican March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911		 60th Redistricted from the at-large district.
[data unknown/missing]

Alexander C. Mitchell
(Lawrence)		 Republican March 4, 1911 –
July 7, 1911		 61st [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant July 7, 1911 –
November 7, 1911		 61st

Joseph Taggart
(Kansas City)		 Democratic November 7, 1911 –
March 3, 1917		 61st
62nd
63rd
64th		 Elected to finish Mitchell's term.
[data unknown/missing]

Edward C. Little
(Kansas City)		 Republican March 4, 1917 –
June 27, 1924		 65th
66th
67th
68th		 [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant June 27, 1924 –
November 4, 1924		 68th

Ulysses S. Guyer
(Kansas City)		 Republican November 4, 1924 –
March 3, 1925		 Elected to finish Little's term.
[data unknown/missing]

Chauncey B. Little
(Olathe)		 Democratic March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1927		 69th [data unknown/missing]

Ulysses S. Guyer
(Kansas City)		 Republican March 4, 1927 –
June 5, 1943		 70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th		 [data unknown/missing]
Died.
Vacant June 5, 1943 –
September 14, 1943		 78th

Errett P. Scrivner
(Kansas City)		 Republican September 14, 1943 –
January 3, 1959		 78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th		 Elected to finish Guyer's term.
[data unknown/missing]

Newell A. George
(Kansas City)		 Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961		 86th [data unknown/missing]

Robert F. Ellsworth
(Lawrence)		 Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963		 87th [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

William H. Avery
(Wakefield)		 Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965		 88th Redistricted from the 1st district.
Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.

Chester L. Mize
(Atchison)		 Republican January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1971		 89th
90th
91st		 [data unknown/missing]

William Robert Roy
(Topeka)		 Democratic January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1975		 92nd
93rd		 [data unknown/missing]

Martha Elizabeth Keys
(Manhattan)		 Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979		 94th
95th		 [data unknown/missing]

James Edmund Jeffries
(Atchison)		 Republican January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983		 96th
97th		 [data unknown/missing]

Jim Slattery
(Topeka)		 Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1995		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd		 [data unknown/missing]
Retired to run for Governor of Kansas.

Sam Brownback
(Topeka)		 Republican January 3, 1995 –
November 7, 1996		 104th [data unknown/missing]
Resigned November 27, 1996 retroactive to November 7, 1996 when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant November 7, 1996 –
November 27, 1996

Jim Ryun
(Topeka, then Lawrence)		 Republican November 27, 1996 –
January 3, 2007		 104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th		 Elected in 1996 and seated early under the provisions of K.S.A. 25-3503[d].[5]
Lost re-election.

Nancy Boyda
(Topeka)		 Democratic January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009		 110th Elected in 2006.
Lost re-election.

Lynn Jenkins
(Topeka)		 Republican January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019		 111th
112th
113th
114th
115th		 Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.

Steve Watkins
(Topeka)		 Republican January 3, 2019 –
Present		 116th Elected in 2018.
Lost renomination.

Recent election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2000 U.S. President George W. Bush (R) 54 – Al Gore (D) 41%
2004 U.S. President George W. Bush (R) 59 – John Kerry (D) 39%
2008 U.S. President John McCain (R) 55 – Barack Obama (D) 43%
2012 U.S. President Mitt Romney (R) 56 – Barack Obama (D) 42%
2016 U.S. President Donald Trump (R) 56 – Hillary Clinton (D) 37%

Recent election results

2002
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ryun* 126,169 60.45
Democratic Dan Lykins 78,286 37.51
Libertarian Art Clack 4,263 2.04
Total votes 208,718 100.00
Republican hold

2004
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Ryun* 165,325 56.15
Democratic Nancy Boyda 121,532 41.28
Libertarian Dennis Hawver 7,579 2.57
Total votes 294,436 100.00
Republican hold

2006
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nancy Boyda 111,759 50.60
Republican Jim Ryun* 104,128 47.15
Reform Roger Tucker 4,980 2.26
Total votes 220,867 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

2008
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins 155,532 50.61
Democratic Nancy Boyda* 142,013 46.21
Reform Leslie Martin 5,080 1.65
Libertarian Robert Garrard 4,683 1.52
Total votes 262,027 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

2010
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins* 130,034 63.13
Democratic Cheryl Hudspeth 66,588 32.33
Libertarian Robert Garrard 9,353 4.54
Total votes 205,975 100.00
Republican hold

2012
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins* 167,463 57.0
Democratic Tobias Schlingensiepen 113,735 38.7
Libertarian Dennis Hawver 12,520 4.2
Total votes 293,718 100.00
Republican hold

2014
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2014)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins* 128,742 57.0
Democratic Margie Wakefield 87,153 38.6
Libertarian Christopher Clemmons 9,791 4.3
Total votes 225,686 99.9
Republican hold

2016
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2016) [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Jenkins* 181,228 60.9
Democratic Britani Potter 96,840 32.5
Libertarian James Houston Bales 19,333 6.5
Total votes 297,401 99.9
Republican hold

2018
Kansas's 2nd Congressional District Election (2018) [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Watkins 126,099 47.6
Democratic Paul Davis 123,900 46.8
Libertarian Kelly Standley 21,386 7.2
Total votes 271,386 100
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries
2003 – 2013

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=20&cd=02
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. Frank W. Blackmar, ed. (1912). "Congressional Districts". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc ... I. Chicago: Standard Pub Co. pp. 400–401. Archived from the original on 2006-10-10. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "K.S.A. 25-3503[d]". Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  6. http://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/14elec/2014%20General%20Election%20Official%20Results.pdf
  7. https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2016_General_Election_Official_Results.pdf
  8. https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2018_General_Election_Official_Results.pdf

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