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Kansas, State House, District 12

Kansas House of Representatives District 12
Current incumbentDoug Blex Republican Party

Kansas' twelfth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Doug Blex.

Kansas state representatives represent an average of 22,825 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 21,507 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.

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."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$88.66/day$144/day

Pension

As of 2011, when pensions are calculated for Kansas legislators, their normal annual salary is inflated by nearly $78,000. This is composed of $32,982, which comes from multiplying their daily salary by 372 (the number of days they would work if in session every day and if every month had 31 days), $45,756 from adding in their daily per diem (also based on 372 days) and $7,083 from expense payments. According to former state Senator Steve Morris, this is intended as compensation because of low legislative salaries which are seen as difficult to raise.

Vacancies

The Governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the house.

The political party committee that last held the vacant seat must call for a convention within 21 days of the vacancy. The convention is designed to select the Governor's appointee and involves all the committeemen and committeewomen that represent the vacant house district.

The committeemen and committeewomen present for voting must approve a replacement on a simple majority vote. Once the vote has been conducted, the party committee must send the paperwork certifying the selection to the Governor within 24 hours or the next business day. The Governor has seven days after receiving the paperwork to act on the appointment.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is June 1, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Doug Blex (R) won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Doug Blex (R)
100
6,353

Total votes: 6,353
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Doug Blex defeated Brad Hall in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 12 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Doug Blex (R)
68.9
1,910

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Brad Hall (R)
31.1
863

Total votes: 2,773

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. Incumbent Virgil Peck, Jr. (R) did not seek re-election.

Doug Blex defeated Jean Schodorf in the Kansas House of Representatives District 12 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug Blex 69.91% 6,182
Democratic Jean Schodorf 30.09% 2,661
Total Votes 8,843
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Jean Schodorf ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 12 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jean Schodorf (unopposed)

Doug Blex defeated Brad Hall in the Kansas House of Representatives District 12 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug Blex 60.70% 1,841
Republican Brad Hall 39.30% 1,192
Total Votes 3,033

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. Eden Fuson was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Virgil Peck was unopposed in the Republican primary. Peck defeated Fuson in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 12, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVirgil Peck Incumbent 70.3% 4,566
Democratic Eden Fuson 29.7% 1,929
Total Votes 6,495

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. Incumbent Virgil Peck, Jr. (R) defeated Tina Bumgarner (D) in the general election and defeated Jack Kopfman, Jr. in the Republican primary. Bumgarner was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 12, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVirgil Peck, Jr. Incumbent 67.3% 5,821
Democratic Tina Bumgarner 32.7% 2,822
Total Votes 8,643

Kansas House of Representatives, District 12 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVirgil Peck Incumbent 67.6% 2,433
Jack Kopfman, Jr. 32.4% 1,168
Total Votes 3,601

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 12 raised a total of $277,708. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $13,224 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 12

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $34,624 3 $11,541
2014 $21,654 2 $10,827
2012 $23,794 3 $7,931
2010 $16,624 2 $8,312
2008 $36,361 2 $18,181
2006 $69,751 3 $23,250
2004 $45,353 2 $22,677
2002 $8,195 1 $8,195
2000 $21,352 3 $7,117
Total $277,708 21 $13,224