Kansas's 13th Senate district

Kansas's 13th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Richard Hilderbrand since his 2017 appointment to replace fellow Republican Jake LaTurner.^[2]

Kansas's 13th State Senate district
Senator	Richard Hilderbrand R–Baxter Springs
Demographics	88% White 2% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 4% Other
Population (2018)	70,933^[1]

Geography

District 13 covers Cherokee County, Crawford County, and parts of Bourbon and Labette Counties in the southeastern corner of the state. Communities in the district include Pittsburg, Fort Scott, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Frontenac, and Girard.^[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 7th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.^[4] It borders the states of Missouri and Oklahoma.^[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 13^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Hilderbrand (incumbent)	19,990	66.0
	Democratic	Nancy Ingle	10,299	34.0
Total votes			30,289	100
	Republican hold

2018 special

In 2017, 13th district incumbent Jake LaTurner was appointed Kansas State Treasurer, and Cherokee County Commissioner Richard Hilderbrand was chosen to replace him. Because the next regular election would not be held for another 3 years, Hilderbrand had to run in a special election in 2018 to serve the remainder of the term.^[6]

2018 Kansas Senate special election, District 13^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Hilderbrand (incumbent)	12,836	54.8
	Democratic	Bryan Hoffman	9,310	39.8
	Libertarian	Sam Habjan	1,261	5.4
Total votes			23,407	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 13^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake LaTurner (incumbent)	15,737	56.2
	Democratic	Lynn Grant	12,291	43.8
Total votes			28,028	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 13^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jake LaTurner	3,857	57.3
	Republican	Bob Marshall (incumbent)	2,879	42.7
Total votes			6,736	100
General election
	Republican	Jake LaTurner	16,621	60.6
	Democratic	Gene Garman	10,805	39.4
Total votes			27,426	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results^[7]^[8]
2020	President	Trump 66.3 – 31.4%
2018	Governor	Kobach 51.2 – 41.9%
2016	President	Trump 64.3 – 29.8%
2012	President	Romney 57.2 – 40.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 13, KS". Census Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
2. "Senator Richard Hilderbrand". Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
3. "Senate District 13" (PDF). Kansas State Legislature. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
5. "Kansas State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
6. "Hilderbrand takes seat in Kansas Senate". Joplin Globe. May 1, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 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.