Kansas House of Representatives District 75
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Kansas House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent
Assumed office: 2019
Kansas House of Representatives District 75 is represented by Will Carpenter (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Kansas state representatives represented an average of 23,527 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 22,911 residents.
About the chamber
Members of the Kansas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Kansas legislators assume office the second Monday of January after their election.[1]
Qualifications
Section 4 of Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution states, "During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district."[2]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[3] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $86.66/session day | $166/day |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Kansas State Legislature, the governor is responsible for appointing a replacement, and a special election is held if the vacancy occurs before May 1 of the second year of the officeholder's term. If the vacancy occurs after or on May 1 of the officeholder's second year, the governor is responsible for appointing a replacement, and that person serves out the rest of the term.[4][5][6]
See sources: Kansas Stat. Ann. §25-3903 and Kansas Stat. Ann. §25-312
District map
Redistricting
2020-2022
Kansas enacted legislative district boundaries on May 18, 2022, when the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the validity of the legislative districts that Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed into law on April 15, 2022.[7][8] Both chambers of the legislature passed the redistricting legislation on March 30, 2022, after a joint House-Senate conference committee had developed it.[9] The Kansas House of Representatives approved the legislative boundaries, 83-40, and the State Senate approved them, 29-11.[9]After Kelly signed the maps, Andrew Bahl and Rafael Garcia of the Topeka Capital-Journal wrote, "The state Senate and House maps were mildly contested in the Legislature, particularly in the Senate where the map will create a fourth, Democrat-leaning district in Topeka and Lawrence."[10]
How does redistricting in Kansas work? In Kansas, the state legislature draws both congressional and state legislative district lines. Redistricting plans are subject to veto by the governor. State legislative district maps must be submitted for final approval to the Kansas Supreme Court, which must determine whether the maps are constitutional. If the court rules that the maps violate the law, the state legislature may attempt to draw the lines again. There are no such provisions in place for congressional redistricting.[11]
In 2002, Kansas adopted guidelines for congressional and state legislative redistricting. These guidelines ask that "both congressional and state legislative districts be contiguous, as compact as possible, and recognize and consider communities of common 'social, cultural, racial, ethnic, and economic' interests." In addition, these guidelines stipulate that state legislative districts should "preserve existing political subdivisions and avoid contests between incumbents to the extent possible." Congressional districts should "preserve whole counties and maintain the core of existing districts where possible." The state legislature may amend these guidelines at its discretion.[11]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
Republican primary election
2022
General election
Republican primary election
2020
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
2018
General election
Republican primary election
2016
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Mary Martha Good ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 75 general election.[12][13]
Mary Martha Good defeated incumbent Will Carpenter in the Kansas House of Representatives District 75 Republican primary.[14][15]
| Kansas House of Representatives, District 75 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mary Martha Good |
50.59% | 1,754 | |
| Republican | Will Carpenter Incumbent | 49.41% | 1,713 | |
| Total Votes | 3,467 |
Primary election
In the primary elections held on August 2, 2016, six incumbents were defeated in the state Senate, while nine incumbents were defeated in the state House. Outside of the one incumbent Democrat who was defeated in the House, moderates defeated 14 conservative Republican incumbents in the primary. Before the 2016 primary, moderate Republicans had been losing ground in the state legislature since the 2010 election of Gov. Sam Brownback (R), shifting from a more moderate Republican-controlled state legislature to a more conservative one after the 2012 elections. Eighteen Republican incumbents were defeated in the conservative wave in 2012. Will Carpenter was one of 14 Republican incumbents who were defeated in the 2016 primary.
2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Kari Ratliff was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Will Carpenter was unopposed in the Republican primary. Carpenter defeated Ratliff in the general election.[16][17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Will Carpenter Incumbent |
69% | 4,417 | |
| Democratic | Kari Ratliff | 31% | 1,980 | |
| Total Votes | 6,397 |
2012
Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 11, 2012. Will Carpenter (R) defeated Suzanne Scribner (D) in the general election and defeated Karen Hasting in the Republican primary. Scribner was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[18][19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Will Carpenter |
65.2% | 5,329 | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Scribner | 34.8% | 2,840 | |
| Total Votes | 8,169 |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Will Carpenter |
69.7% | 2,002 |
| Karen Hasting | 30.3% | 869 |
| Total Votes | 2,871 |
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 75 raised a total of $450,099. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $16,075 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 75 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $23,150 | 1 | $23,150 |
| 2022 | $42,516 | 1 | $42,516 |
| 2020 | $35,715 | 2 | $17,858 |
| 2018 | $42,263 | 2 | $21,131 |
| 2016 | $41,979 | 2 | $20,990 |
| 2014 | $17,585 | 2 | $8,793 |
| 2012 | $29,073 | 4 | $7,268 |
| 2010 | $36,755 | 2 | $18,378 |
| 2008 | $49,017 | 2 | $24,509 |
| 2006 | $50,498 | 2 | $25,249 |
| 2004 | $41,219 | 3 | $13,740 |
| 2002 | $34,404 | 4 | $8,601 |
| 2000 | $5,925 | 1 | $5,925 |
| Total | $450,099 | 28 | $16,075 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Constitution, "Article Two, Section 2", accessed February 9, 2021
- ↑ Kansas Bar Association, "The Constitution," accessed February 28, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Kansas Legislature, "2022 Statute," accessed August 9, 2023 (Statute 25-3903, Kansas Statutes)
- ↑ Kansas Legislature, "2022 Statute," accessed August 9, 2023 (Statute 25-312, Kansas Statutes)
- ↑ Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes, "25-321. Vacancy in state senate and house of representatives; tenure of office of person appointed to fill vacancy," accessed February 2, 2024
- ↑ Kansas Supreme Court, "In the Matter of the Petition of DEREK SCHMIDT, Attorney General, to Determine the Validity of Substitute for Senate Bill 563," May 18, 2022
- ↑ Kansas, Office of the Governor, "Governor Laura Kelly Signs Redistricting Maps for State House, Senate, Board of Education," April 15, 2022
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kansas Legislature, "Sub SB563," accessed April 19, 2022
- ↑ Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kansas governor signs new legislative, board of education maps, with legal challenge possible," April 16, 2022
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 All About Redistricting, "Kansas," accessed April 28, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election official results," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidate list," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 Official Kansas Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed October 17, 2013
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed October 17, 2013
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Daniel Hawkins
Majority Leader:Chris Croft
Minority Leader:Brandon Woodard
Representatives
Republican Party (88)
Democratic Party (37)
