Kansas's 36th Senate district

Kansas's 36th State Senate district
Senator	Elaine Bowers R–Concordia
Demographics	94% White 1% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 2% Other
Population (2018)	67,277[1]

Kansas's 36th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Elaine Bowers since 2013.^[2] It is the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.

Geography

District 36 spans the rural northern edge of the state, covering all of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Republic, Rooks, Russell, Smith, and Washington Counties as well as parts of Marshall and Phillips Counties. Communities in the district include Concordia, Russell, Beloit, Marysville, Minneapolis, Phillipsburg, Belleville, Plainville, Smith Center, Osborne, Lincoln Center, Washington, and Stockton.^[3]

The district is located almost entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 2nd district. It overlaps with the 106th, 107th, 109th, and 110th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.^[4] It borders the state of Nebraska.^[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 36^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine Bowers (incumbent)	31,549	100
Total votes			31,549	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 36^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine Bowers (incumbent)	26,816	85.1
	Democratic	Brian Angevine	4,686	14.9
Total votes			31,502	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 36^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elaine Bowers	9,377	64.3
	Republican	Kyle Abbott	5,216	35.7
Total votes			14,593	100
General election
	Republican	Elaine Bowers	26,051	82.9
	Democratic	Marquis Clark	5,371	17.1
Total votes			31,422	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 80.9 – 17.2%
2018	Governor	Kobach 59.0 – 29.9%
2016	President	Trump 79.2 – 15.5%
2012	President	Romney 77.8 – 19.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 36, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
2. "Senator Elaine Bowers". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
3. "Senate District 36" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
5. "Kansas State Senate District 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.