Kansas's 24th Senate district

Kansas's 24th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican former State Representative J. R. Claeys.^[2]

Kansas's 24th State Senate district
Senator	J. R. Claeys R–Salina
Demographics	83% White 2% Black 10% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other
Population (2018)	69,121[1]

Geography

District 24 is based in the city of Salina, also covering Abilene, Solomon, Chapman, and other smaller communities in Saline County and some of Dickinson County.^[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 69th, 70th, 71st, and 108th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.^[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 24^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. R. Claeys	7,278	62.6
	Republican	Randall Hardy (incumbent)	4,350	37.4
Total votes			11,628	100
General election
	Republican	J. R. Claeys	25,242	100
Total votes			25,242	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 24^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randall Hardy	4,307	46.3
	Republican	Tom Arpke (incumbent)	3,884	41.8
	Republican	John Price	1,103	11.9
Total votes			9,294	100
General election
	Republican	Randall Hardy	16,195	59.1
	Democratic	Donald Merriman	11,228	40.9
Total votes			27,423	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 24^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Arpke	5,413	55.4
	Republican	Pete Brungardt (incumbent)	4,354	44.6
Total votes			9,767	100
General election
	Republican	Tom Arpke	15,112	56.5
	Democratic	Janice Norlin	11,650	43.5
Total votes			26,762	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 66.7 – 30.9%
2018	Governor	Kobach 48.0 – 42.0%
2016	President	Trump 65.3 – 26.7%
2012	President	Romney 66.3 – 31.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 24, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
2. "Senator Randall Hardy". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
3. "Senate District 24" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
5. "Kansas State Senate District 24". 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.