Kansas's 21st Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|state=Kansas
|district=21
|chamber=Senate
|image=400px
|representative=Dinah Sykes
|party=Democratic
|residence=Lenexa
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|percent_white=77
|percent_black=6
|percent_hispanic=10
|percent_asian=4
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|percent_other_race=2
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Kansas's 21st Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Dinah Sykes since 2017; Sykes was first elected as a Republican but switched parties in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/sen_sykes_dinah_1/|title=Senator Dinah Sykes|publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=August 16, 2020}}
Geography
District 21 is based in Lenexa in the Johnson County suburbs of Kansas City, covering the vast majority of that city as well as smaller parts of Overland Park and Shawnee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/m/pdf/district_maps/district_map_s_021.pdf|title=Senate District 21 |publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=August 16, 2020}}
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 14th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 30th, and 121st 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 16, 2020}}
Recent election results
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 Kansas Senate election, District 21{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_State_Senate_District_21|title=Kansas State Senate District 16|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=December 9, 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Dinah Sykes (incumbent)
| votes = 24,203
| percentage = 54.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Tom Bickimer
| votes = 19,970
| percentage = 45.2
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 44,173
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
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=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2016 Kansas Senate election, District 21}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Dinah Sykes
| votes = 4,442
| percentage = 57.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Smith (incumbent)
| votes = 3,226
| percentage = 42.1
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7,668
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Logan Heley
| votes = 2,956
| percentage = 81.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Michael Czerniewski
| votes = 663
| percentage = 18.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,619
| 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 = Dinah Sykes
| votes = 18,149
| percentage = 50.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Logan Heley
| votes = 15,287
| percentage = 42.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| candidate = Michael Kerner
| votes = 2,617
| percentage = 7.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 36,053
| 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 open primary begin no change| title= 2012 Kansas Senate election, District 21}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Smith
| votes = 3,581
| percentage = 52.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Joe Beveridge
| votes = 3,290
| percentage = 47.9
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 6,871
| 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 = Greg Smith
| votes = 17,527
| percentage = 53.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Juanita Roy
| votes = 15,441
| percentage = 46.8
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 32,968
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| 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/Democratic}} | Biden 56.3 – 41.2% |
| 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Kelly 57.6 – 34.7% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Clinton 47.9 – 44.5% |
| 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 53.0 – 44.8% |