Kansas's 39th Senate district explained

State:Kansas
District:39
Chamber:Senate
Representative:John Doll
Party:Republican
Residence:Garden City
Percent White:51
Percent Black:2
Percent Hispanic:43
Percent Asian:2
Percent Other Race:2
Population:69,098[1]
Population Year:2018

Kansas's 39th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican John Doll since 2017, following his defeat of incumbent Larry Powell in the 2016 Republican primary.[2]

Geography

District 39 is based in Garden City and surrounding areas in the southwestern corner of the state, covering all of Finney, Grant, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Morton, Stanton, Stevens, and Wichita Counties. Other communities in the district include Ulysses, Hugoton, Elkhart, Lakin, Holcomb, Syracuse, Sublette, Leoti, and Johnson City.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 115th, 117th, 118th, 122nd, 123rd, and 124th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4] It borders the states of Oklahoma and Colorado.[1]

Recent election results

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[5] [6]
2020PresidentTrump 71.5 – 26.5%
2018GovernorKobach 54.7 – 29.7%
2016PresidentTrump 72.0 – 22.9%
2012PresidentRomney 75.9 – 22.3%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 39, KS. Census Reporter. August 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Senator John Doll. Kansas State Legislature. August 29, 2020.
  3. Web site: Senate District 39. Kansas State Legislature. August 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. August 29, 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.