Kansas's 3rd Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|state=Kansas
|district=3
|chamber=Senate
|image=400px
|representative=Tom Holland
|party=Democratic
|residence=Baldwin City
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|percent_white=82
|percent_black=3
|percent_hispanic=6
|percent_asian=3
|percent_native_american=2
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|percent_other_race=4
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|population_year=2018
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Kansas's 3rd Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Tom Holland since 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/sen_holland_tom_1/|title=Senator Tom Holland|publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=August 7, 2020}}
Geography
District 3 covers most of Douglas County outside of Lawrence and most of Leavenworth County outside of Leavenworth, including the communities of Eudora, Baldwin City, Basehor, Tonganoxie, and parts of Lansing and Lawrence proper.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/m/pdf/district_maps/district_map_s_003.pdf|title=Senate District 3 |publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=August 7, 2020}}
The district is located entirely within Kansas's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 10th, 38th, 40th, 42nd, 44th, 45th, 46th, and 54th 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 7, 2020}} It borders the state of Missouri.
Recent election results
=2020=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 Kansas Senate election, District 3{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_State_Senate_District_3|title=Kansas State Senate District 3|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=December 7, 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tom Holland (incumbent)
| votes = 20,490
| percentage = 51.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Willie Dove
| votes = 19,500
| percentage = 48.8
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,990
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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=2016=
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2016 Kansas Senate election, District 3}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tom Holland (incumbent)
| votes = 17,214
| percentage = 51.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Echo Van Meteren
| votes = 16,189
| percentage = 48.5
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 33,403
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2012 Kansas Senate election, District 3}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Anthony Brown
| votes = 3,136
| percentage = 68.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = J.C. Tellefson
| votes = 1,449
| percentage = 31.6
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,585
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tom Holland (incumbent)
| votes = 16,678
| percentage = 53.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Anthony Brown
| votes = 14,658
| percentage = 46.8
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 31,336
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic 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 50.1 – 47.4% |
| 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Kelly 55.9 – 37.0% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 49.4 – 42.8% |
| 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 51.0 – 46.4% |