Kansas's 9th Senate district

Kansas's 9th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Julia Lynn since 2005; Lynn will be succeeded by fellow Republican Beverly Gossage in 2021.[2]

Kansas's 9th
State Senate District
Senator
  Julia Lynn
R–Olathe
Demographics79% White
5% Black
11% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)79,805[1]

Geography

District 9 covers central and northwestern Johnson County in the suburbs of Kansas City, including all of De Soto and parts of Olathe, Lenexa, and Gardner.[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 15th, 26th, 30th, 38th, 43rd, 49th, and 121st districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

2020

After winning the Republican primary unopposed, incumbent Julia Lynn dropped her 2020 bid for re-election citing her sister's health, and was replaced on the Republican line by Beverly Gossage.[5]

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 9[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beverly Gossage 22,450 52.2
Democratic Stacey Knoell 20,550 47.8
Total votes 43,000 100
Republican hold

2016
2016 Kansas Senate election, District 9[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julia Lynn (incumbent) 20,574 60.0
Democratic Chris Morrow 13,708 40.0
Total votes 34,282 100
Republican hold

2012
2012 Kansas Senate election, District 9[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julia Lynn (incumbent) 19,346 63.8
Democratic Merlin Ring 10,957 36.2
Total votes 30,303 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 9
Year Office Results[7]
2018 Governor Kelly 49.7 – 41.8%
2016 President Trump 52.7 – 39.5%
2012 President Romney 60.1 – 37.6%

References
  1. "State Senate District 9, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. "Senator Julia Lynn". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. "Senate District 9" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. Kyle Palmer (September 2, 2020). "Kansas state senator Julia Lynn of Olathe bows out of re-election bid, citing sister's health". Shawnee Mission Post. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. "Kansas State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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