Kansas's 7th Senate district explained

State:Kansas
District:7
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Ethan Corson
Party:Democratic
Residence:Fairway
Percent White:87
Percent Black:3
Percent Hispanic:5
Percent Asian:3
Percent Other Race:2
Population:73,076[1]
Population Year:2018

Kansas's 7th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Ethan Corson since 2021.

Geography

District 7 covers the inner suburbs of Kansas City in Johnson County, including Prairie Village, Mission, Roeland Park, Fairway, Mission Hills, Westwood, and parts of Leawood and Overland Park.[2]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 19th, 21st, 24th, and 25th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[3] It borders the state of Missouri.[1]

Recent election results from statewide races

YearU.S. PresidentU.S. SenatorU.S. House[4] GovernorAttorney General[5]
2008Obama (D): 53.5 – 45.2%[Data unknown/missing][Data unknown/missing]
2012Obama (D): 49.5 – 48.3%[Data unknown/missing]
2016Clinton (D): 56 – 35%[Data unknown/missing]
2018Davids (D): 63 – 35.1%Swain (D): 60.8 – 39.2%
2020Bollier (D): 64 – 33%[Data unknown/missing]

Recent election results

2012

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 7, KS. Census Reporter. August 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: Senate District 7 . Kansas State Legislature. August 9, 2020.
  3. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. August 9, 2020.
  4. Web site: KS State Senate District 7 Statewide Results.
  5. Web site: DRA KS State Senate 2020. Daves Redistricting.