Kansas's 29th
State Senate district

Senator
  Oletha Faust-Goudeau
DWichita
Demographics38% White
28% Black
26% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Native American
3% Other
Population (2018)68,225[1]

Kansas's 29th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Oletha Faust-Goudeau since 2009.[2]

Geography

District 29 is based in northern and downtown Wichita in Sedgwick County, covering many of the city's most diverse neighborhoods.[3][4]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 83rd, 84th, 86th, 89th, 91st, 92nd, and 103rd districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.[5]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent) 15,253 71.1
Republican Myron Ackerman 6,199 28.9
Total votes 21,452 100
Democratic hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 29[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent) 14,511 100
Total votes 14,511 100
Democratic hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 29[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent) 2,103 78.4
Democratic KC Ohaebosim 579 21.6
Total votes 2,682 100
General election
Democratic Oletha Faust-Goudeau (incumbent) 11,720 63.7
Republican Kenya Cox 5,570 30.3
Libertarian Carl Kramer 1,120 6.1
Total votes 18,410 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 29

Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Biden 69.3 – 28.3%
2018 Governor Kelly 71.5 – 20.9%
2016 President Clinton 65.0 – 28.2%
2012 President Obama 68.6 – 29.2%

References

  1. "State Senate District 29, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. "Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. "Senate District 29" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. Stephens, Ken: "Faust-Goudeau continues pushing her mother's legacy," January 2019, Active Age, Vol. 37, No.2, retrieved from Issue.com January 9, 2020
  5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Kansas State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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