Kansas's 28th Senate district

Kansas's 28th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Kansas Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Petersen since 2005.^[2]

Kansas's 28th State Senate district
Senator	Mike Petersen R–Wichita
Demographics	64% White 7% Black 19% Hispanic 5% Asian 1% Native American 4% Other
Population (2018)	70,786[1]

Geography

District 28 covers southern Wichita and its immediate suburbs in Sedgwick County, including Oaklawn-Sunview and parts of Derby.^[3]

The district is located entirely within Kansas's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 86th, 88th, 96th, 97th, and 98th districts of the Kansas House of Representatives.^[4]

Recent election results

2020

2020 Kansas Senate election, District 28^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Petersen (incumbent)	11,895	53.7
	Democratic	Jim Ward	10,250	46.3
Total votes			22,145	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Kansas Senate election, District 28^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Petersen (incumbent)	2,003	74.6
	Republican	Jo Hillman	681	25.4
Total votes			2,684	100
General election
	Republican	Mike Petersen (incumbent)	9,915	51.5
	Democratic	Keith Humphrey	9,353	48.5
Total votes			19,268	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 Kansas Senate election, District 28^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Petersen (incumbent)	9,853	52.7
	Democratic	Keith Humphrey	8,852	47.3
Total votes			18,705	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6][7]
2020	President	Trump 52.7 – 44.3%
2018	Governor	Kelly 48.9 – 39.4%
2016	President	Trump 53.5 – 38.4%
2012	President	Romney 53.3 – 44.0%