Kansas's 8th Senate district explained

State:Kansas
District:8
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Cindy Holscher
Party:Democratic
Residence:Overland Park
Percent White:80
Percent Black:5
Percent Hispanic:6
Percent Asian:7
Percent Other Race:2
Population:72,847[1]
Population Year:2018

Kansas's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Cindy Holscher since 2021.[2]

Geography

District 8 covers much of central Overland Park in the Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 8th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th, and 48th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] At 20.4 square miles, it is tied with the 25th district for smallest Senate district in the state.[1]

Recent election results from statewide races

YearU.S. PresidentU.S. SenatorGovernorAttorney General[5]
2008McCain (R): 53.1 – 45.7%[Data unknown/missing]
2012Romney (R): 57 – 41.1%
2016Clinton (D): 46.1 – 45.1%Moran (R): 54.4 – 41%
2018Kelly (D): 56.8 – 36.4%Swain (D): 51.9 – 48.1%
2020Biden (D): 56.8% – 43.2%Bollier (D): 53.8% – 41.6%

Recent election results

2012

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 8, KS. Census Reporter. August 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: Senator Cindy Holscher. Kansas State Legislature. September 29, 2021.
  3. Web site: Senate District 8 . Kansas State Legislature. August 9, 2020.
  4. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. August 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: DRA KS State Senate 2020. Daves Redistricting.