Kansas's 5th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|district=5
|chamber=Senate
|image=400px
|representative=Jeff Pittman
|party=Democratic
|residence=Leavenworth
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|percent_white=71
|percent_black=13
|percent_hispanic=9
|percent_asian=2
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|percent_other_race=5
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|population_year=2018
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Kansas's 5th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kevin Braun since his appointment in 2018; Braun was defeated by Democrat Jeff Pittman in 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/sen_braun_kevin_1/|title=Senator Kevin Braun|publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=December 7, 2020}}
Geography
District 5 covers parts of Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties, stretching from Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, and western Kansas City in the south to Lansing and Leavenworth in the north.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/m/pdf/district_maps/district_map_s_005.pdf|title=Senate District 5 |publisher=Kansas State Legislature|access-date=August 8, 2020}}
The district overlaps with Kansas's 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 33rd, 36th, 40th, 41st, and 42nd 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 8, 2020}} It borders the state of Missouri.
Recent election results
=2020=
In 2018, incumbent Republican Steve Fitzgerald resigned from the Senate, and pharmaceutical operative Kevin Braun was chosen to serve the remainder of Fitzgerald's term.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20181019/braun-selected-for-appointment-to-senate|author=John Richmeier|title=Braun selected for appointment to Senate|publisher=Leavenworth Times|date=October 19, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416190842/https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/news/20181019/braun-selected-for-appointment-to-senate|url-status=dead}}
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 Kansas Senate election, District 5{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_State_Senate_District_5|title=Kansas State Senate District 5|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=December 7, 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Jeff Pittman
| votes = 16,753
| percentage = 53.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Kevin Braun (incumbent)
| votes = 14,818
| percentage = 46.9
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 31,571
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box gain with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| loser = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box open primary begin no change| title= 2016 Kansas Senate election, District 5}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Bill Hutton
| votes = 2,570
| percentage = 74.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Donald Terrien
| votes = 899
| percentage = 25.9
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,469
| 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 = Steve Fitzgerald (incumbent)
| votes = 13,336
| percentage = 51.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Bill Hutton
| votes = 12,828
| percentage = 49.0
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,164
| 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 5}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Steve Fitzgerald
| votes = 2,298
| percentage = 61.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mark Gilstrap
| votes = 1,441
| percentage = 38.5
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,739
| 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 = Steve Fitzgerald
| votes = 12,803
| percentage = 51.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Kelly Kultala (incumbent)
| votes = 12,040
| percentage = 48.5
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24,843
| percentage = 100
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{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = 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 50.3 – 46.9% |
| 2018
| Governor | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Kelly 51.5 – 40.3% |
| 2016
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Trump 51.1 – 41.3% |
| 2012
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Romney 52.9 – 45.1% |