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Kansas, State House, District 21

Kansas House of Representatives District 21
Current incumbentJerry Stogsdill Democratic Party

Kansas' twenty-first state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Jerry Stogsdill.

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 21

Incumbent Jerry Stogsdill (D) won election in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Jerry Stogsdill (D)
100
10,503

Total votes: 10,503
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Jerry Stogsdill advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 21 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Jerry Stogsdill (D)
100
3,174

Total votes: 3,174
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Barbara Bollier (R) did not seek re-election.

Jerry Stogsdill defeated Dorothy Hughes in the Kansas House of Representatives District 21 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jerry Stogsdill 54.68% 7,408
Republican Dorothy Hughes 45.32% 6,141
Total Votes 13,549
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Jerry Stogsdill ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 21 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jerry Stogsdill (unopposed)

Dorothy Hughes defeated Neil Melton in the Kansas House of Representatives District 21 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dorothy Hughes 60.81% 1,660
Republican Neil Melton 39.19% 1,070
Total Votes 2,730

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. Amy Bell was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Barbara Bollier defeated Neil Melton in the Republican primary. Bollier defeated Bell in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 21, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Bollier Incumbent 62.1% 6,014
Democratic Amy Bell 37.9% 3,677
Total Votes 9,691

Kansas House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Bollier Incumbent 59.6% 1,819
Neil Melton 40.4% 1,232
Total Votes 3,051

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 Barbara Bollier (R) defeated Amy A. Bell (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 21, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Bollier Incumbent 53.2% 6,746
Democratic Amy Bell 46.8% 5,937
Total Votes 12,683

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 21 raised a total of $510,191. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $24,295 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 21

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $98,141 3 $32,714
2014 $70,801 3 $23,600
2012 $25,524 3 $8,508
2010 $49,718 2 $24,859
2008 $40,173 3 $13,391
2006 $53,940 3 $17,980
2004 $80,777 1 $80,777
2002 $28,935 1 $28,935
2000 $62,182 2 $31,091
Total $510,191 21 $24,295