Kansas's 33rd Senate district explained

State:Kansas
District:33
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Alicia Straub
Party:Republican
Residence:Ellinwood
Percent White:84
Percent Black:1
Percent Hispanic:12
Percent Asian:0
Percent Native American:1
Percent Other Race:2
Population:68,480[1]
Population Year:2018

Kansas's 33rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mary Jo Taylor since 2017; Taylor was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by State Representative Alicia Straub.[2]

Geography

District 33 covers a large swath of rural west-central Kansas, including all of Barton, Edwards, Kiowa, Lane, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Scott, and Stafford Counties as well as parts of Hodgeman and Rice Counties. Communities in the district include Great Bend, Pratt, Larned, Scott City, and Ness City.[3]

The district overlaps with Kansas's 1st and 4th congressional districts, and with the 108th, 109th, 112th, 113th, 117th, and 118th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[5] [6]
2020PresidentTrump 79.2 – 18.9%
2018GovernorKobach 58.0 – 29.5%
2016PresidentTrump 78.3 – 16.7%
2012PresidentRomney 76.7 – 21.6%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 33, KS. Census Reporter. August 25, 2020.
  2. Web site: Senator Mary Jo Taylor. Kansas State Legislature. August 25, 2020.
  3. Web site: Senate District 33. Kansas State Legislature. August 25, 2020.
  4. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. August 25, 2020.
  5. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. October 17, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.