| State: | Kansas |
| District: | 21 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Dinah Sykes |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Lenexa |
| Percent White: | 77 |
| Percent Black: | 6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 10 |
| Percent Asian: | 4 |
| Percent Other Race: | 2 |
| Population: | 76,544[1] |
| Population Year: | 2018 |
Kansas's 21st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Dinah Sykes since 2017; Sykes was first elected as a Republican but switched parties in 2018.[2]
District 21 is based in Lenexa in the Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City, covering the vast majority of that city as well as smaller parts of Overland Park and Shawnee.[3]
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 30th, and 121st districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]
| Year | Office | Results[5] [6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 56.3 – 41.2% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Kelly 57.6 – 34.7% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 47.9 – 44.5% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 53.0 – 44.8% |