Kansas's 16th Senate district

Kansas's 16th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ty Masterson since 2009.[2]

Kansas's 16th
State Senate District
Senator
  Ty Masterson
R–Andover
Demographics82% White
4% Black
6% Hispanic
5% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)76,678[1]

Geography

District 16 covers the eastern suburbs of Wichita in Butler and Segdwick Counties, including the communities of Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, and parts of Derby, Bel Aire, Kechi, and Wichita proper.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 72nd, 75th, 77th, 81st, 82nd, 85th, 88th, 90th, and 99th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020
2020 Kansas Senate election, District 16[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ty Masterson (incumbent) 27,199 69.0
Democratic Timothy Fry II 12,246 31.0
Total votes 39,445 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Kansas Senate election, District 16[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ty Masterson (incumbent) 4,697 59.3
Republican Troy Tabor II 3,226 40.7
Total votes 7,923 100
General election
Republican Ty Masterson (incumbent) 20,980 64.7
Democratic Gabriel Costilla 11,467 35.3
Total votes 32,447 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Kansas Senate election, District 16[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ty Masterson (incumbent) 23,354 100
Total votes 23,354 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 16
Year Office Results[6]
2018 Governor Kobach 50.4 – 40.3%
2016 President Trump 64.9 – 28.4%
2012 President Romney 68.8 – 29.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 16, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. "Senator Ty Masterson". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. "Senate District 16" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  5. "Kansas State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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