Kansas's 22nd Senate district

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Kansas's 22nd
State Senate district
Kansas Senate District 22 (2010).png
Senator
  Tom Hawk
D–Manhattan
Demographics78% White
5% Black
8% Hispanic
4% Asian
3% Other
Population (2018)87,096[1]

Kansas's 22nd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Tom Hawk since 2013, succeeding Republican Roger Reitz.[2]

Geography[]

District 22 is based in Manhattan, covering all of Clay and Riley Counties as well as a small part of northern Geary County. Other communities in the district include Clay Center, Ogden, Wakefield, Riley, and parts of western Junction City.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 51st, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, and 70th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results[]

2020[]

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Bowser 5,232 60.5
Republican Bryan Pruitt 3,411 39.5
Total votes 8,643 100
General election
Democratic Tom Hawk (incumbent) 15,687 51.3
Republican Craig Bowser 14,911 48.7
Total votes 30,598 100
Democratic hold

2016[]

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 22[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Hawk (incumbent) 20,849 100
Total votes 20,849 100
Democratic hold

2012[]

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 22[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Reader 3,318 43.1
Republican Roger Reitz (incumbent) 2,251 29.2
Republican Joe Knopp 2,134 27.7
Total votes 7,703 100
General election
Democratic Tom Hawk 12,851 50.8
Republican Bob Reader 12,469 49.2
Total votes 25,320 100
Democratic gain from Republican

Federal and statewide results in District 22[]

Year Office Results[6]
2018 Governor Kelly 52.6 – 36.7%
2016 President Trump 52.5 – 39.2%
2012 President Romney 58.4 – 39.1%

References[]

  1. ^ "State Senate District 22, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Senator Tom Hawk". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senate District 22" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Kansas State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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