Kansas's 16th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|district=16
|chamber=Senate
|image=400px
|representative=Ty Masterson
|party=Republican
|residence=Andover
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|percent_white=82
|percent_black=4
|percent_hispanic=6
|percent_asian=5
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Kansas's 16th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ty Masterson since 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/sen_masterson_ty_1/|title=Senator Ty Masterson|publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=August 13, 2020}}
Geography
District 16 covers the eastern suburbs of Wichita in Butler and Sedgwick Counties, including the communities of Andover, Augusta, Rose Hill, and parts of Derby, Bel Aire, Kechi, and Wichita proper.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/m/pdf/district_maps/district_map_s_016.pdf|title=Senate District 16 |publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=August 13, 2020}}
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 72nd, 75th, 77th, 81st, 82nd, 85th, 88th, 90th, and 99th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/30/1848730/-How-do-counties-House-districts-and-legislative-districts-all-overlap-These-new-tools-show-you|author=David Jarman|title=How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=August 13, 2020}}
Recent election results
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 Kansas Senate election, District 16{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_State_Senate_District_16|title=Kansas State Senate District 16|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=December 7, 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ty Masterson (incumbent)
| votes = 27,199
| percentage = 69.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Timothy Fry II
| votes = 12,246
| percentage = 31.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,445
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2016 Kansas Senate election, District 16}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ty Masterson (incumbent)
| votes = 4,697
| percentage = 59.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Troy Tabor II
| votes = 3,226
| percentage = 40.7
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7,923
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ty Masterson (incumbent)
| votes = 20,980
| percentage = 64.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Gabriel Costilla
| votes = 11,467
| percentage = 35.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,447
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=2012=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2012 Kansas Senate election, District 16}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Ty Masterson (incumbent)
| votes = 23,354
| percentage = 100
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| votes = 23,354
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| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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=Federal and statewide results=
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! width="60" | Office ! width="180" | Results{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YZRfFiCDBEYB7M18fDGLH8IrmyMQGdQKqpOu9lLvmdo/edit#gid=1603588056|title= Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD|publisher=Daily Kos|access-date=October 17, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://cnalysis.com/maps/2020-presidential-by-legislative-district-and-most-recent-election-result/|title=2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result|publisher=CNalysis|access-date=June 9, 2021}} |
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| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 63 – 34.6% |
| 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Kobach 50.4 – 40.3% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 64.9 – 28.4% |
| 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 68.8 – 29.2% |