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Kansas, State House, District 120

Kansas House of Representatives District 120
Current incumbentAdam Smith Republican Party

Kansas' one hundred and twentieth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Adam Smith.

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 120

Incumbent Adam Smith (R) defeated Jerry Hill (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 120 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Adam Smith (R)
81.4
7,062

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Jerry Hill (D)
18.6
1,611

Total votes: 8,673
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 120

Jerry Hill advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 120 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Jerry Hill (D)
100
435

Total votes: 435
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 120

Incumbent Adam Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 120 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Adam Smith (R)
100
3,547

Total votes: 3,547

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 Rick Billinger (R) did not seek re-election.

Adam Smith defeated Bonita Peterson in the Kansas House of Representatives District 120 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Adam Smith 85.11% 8,842
Democratic Bonita Peterson 14.89% 1,547
Total Votes 10,389
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Bonita Peterson ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 120 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bonita Peterson (unopposed)

Adam Smith defeated John Faber in the Kansas House of Representatives District 120 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Adam Smith 53.00% 3,281
Republican John Faber 47.00% 2,910
Total Votes 6,191

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. Rick Billinger defeated Adam Smith in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRick Billinger 60.3% 2,197
Adam Smith 39.7% 1,447
Total Votes 3,644

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 Ward Cassidy (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated District 121 incumbent Rick Billinger in the Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 120 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWard M. Cassidy Incumbent 53.6% 2,811
Rick Billinger Incumbent 46.4% 2,430
Total Votes 5,241

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 120 raised a total of $235,210. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $11,200 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 120

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $37,898 3 $12,633
2014 $26,910 2 $13,455
2012 $30,940 2 $15,470
2010 $38,371 3 $12,790
2008 $18,781 2 $9,391
2006 $14,996 2 $7,498
2004 $35,010 3 $11,670
2002 $28,574 3 $9,525
2000 $3,730 1 $3,730
Total $235,210 21 $11,200