Kansas's 22nd
State Senate district
Senator
  Tom Hawk
D–Manhattan
Demographics78% White
5% Black
8% Hispanic
4% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)87,096[1]

Kansas's 22nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Usha Reddi since 2023, succeeding fellow Democrat Tom Hawk.[2]

Geography

District 22 is based in Manhattan, covering all of Clay and Riley Counties as well as a small part of northern Geary County. Other communities in the district include Clay Center, Ogden, Wakefield, Riley, and parts of western Junction City.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 51st, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, and 70th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Bowser 5,232 60.5
Republican Bryan Pruitt 3,411 39.5
Total votes 8,643 100
General election
Democratic Tom Hawk (incumbent) 15,687 51.3
Republican Craig Bowser 14,911 48.7
Total votes 30,598 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 22[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Hawk (incumbent) 20,849 100
Total votes 20,849 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Reader 3,318 43.1
Republican Roger Reitz (incumbent) 2,251 29.2
Republican Joe Knopp 2,134 27.7
Total votes 7,703 100
General election
Democratic Tom Hawk 12,851 50.8
Republican Bob Reader 12,469 49.2
Total votes 25,320 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results in District 22

Year Office Results[6][7]
2020 President Trump 51.3 – 45.5%
2018 Governor Kelly 52.6 – 36.7%
2016 President Trump 52.5 – 39.2%
2012 President Romney 58.4 – 39.1%

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 22, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Senator Tom Hawk". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Senate District 22" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kansas State Senate District 22". 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.
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