Kansas's 36th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican

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since 2013. It is the most Republican-leaning Senate district in the state.

Geography

District 36 spans the rural northern edge of the state, covering all of Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell,

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, Rooks,

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, Smith, and Washington Counties as well as parts of Marshall and Phillips Counties. Communities in the district include Concordia,

, Beloit, Marysville, Minneapolis, Phillipsburg, Belleville, Plainville, Smith Center,

, Lincoln Center, Washington, and

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. The district is located almost entirely within

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, with a small portion extending into the 2nd district. It overlaps with the 106th, 107th, 109th, and 110th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives. It borders the state of Nebraska.

Recent election results

2020

2016

2012

Federal and statewide results

References

{{Kansas State Senators 36 Cloud County, Kansas Jewell County, Kansas Lincoln County, Kansas Marshall County, Kansas Mitchell County, Kansas Osborne County, Kansas Ottawa County, Kansas Phillips County, Kansas Republic County, Kansas Rooks County, Kansas Russell County, Kansas Smith County, Kansas Washington County, Kansas