Kansas's 2nd congressional district

Kansas' 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. It includes most of the eastern part of Kansas. The size of the district is less than a quarter of the state. The state capital of Topeka and the city of Lawrence are both in this district.

The representative for this district is Republican Derek Schmidt. 
 List of members representing the district 

 Member Party Years in office Congress Residence Electoral history District created March 4, 1875 100pxJohn R. Goodin Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877  Humboldt  100pxDudley C. Haskell Republican March 4, 1877 –December 16, 1883  Lawrence Died. Vacant December 16, 1883 –March 21, 1884  100pxEdward H. Funston Republican March 21, 1884 –August 2, 1894  Iola Lost contested election. 100pxHorace L. Moore Democratic August 2, 1894 –March 3, 1895  Lawrence Won contested election. 100pxOrrin L. Miller Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1897  Lawrence  100pxMason S. Peters Populist March 4, 1897 –March 3, 1899  Kansas City  100pxJustin D. Bowersock Republican March 4, 1899 –March 3, 1907  Lawrence  100pxCharles F. Scott Republican March 4, 1907 –March 3, 1911  Iola Redistricted from the . 100pxAlexander C. Mitchell Republican March 4, 1911 –July 7, 1911  Lawrence Died. Vacant July 7, 1911 –November 7, 1911  100pxJoseph Taggart Democratic November 7, 1911 –March 3, 1917  Kansas City  100pxEdward C. Little Republican March 4, 1917 –June 27, 1924  Kansas City Died. Vacant June 27, 1924 –November 4, 1924  100pxUlysses S. Guyer Republican November 4, 1924 –March 3, 1925 Kansas City  100pxChauncey B. Little Democratic March 4, 1925 –March 3, 1927  Olathe  100pxUlysses S. Guyer Republican March 4, 1927 –June 5, 1943  Kansas City Died. Vacant June 5, 1943 –September 14, 1943  100pxErrett P. Scrivner Republican September 14, 1943 –January 3, 1959  Kansas City  100pxNewell A. George Democratic January 3, 1959 –January 3, 1961  Kansas City  100pxRobert F. Ellsworth Republican January 3, 1961 –January 3, 1963  Lawrence Redistricted to the . 100pxWilliam H. Avery Republican January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1965  Wakefield Redistricted from the .Retired to run for Governor of Kansas. 100pxChester L. Mize Republican January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1971  Atchison  100pxWilliam Robert Roy Democratic January 3, 1971 –January 3, 1975  Topeka  100pxMartha Elizabeth Keys Democratic January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1979  Manhattan  100pxJames Edmund Jeffries Republican January 3, 1979 –January 3, 1983  Atchison  100pxJim Slattery Democratic January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1995  Topeka Retired to run for Governor of Kansas. 100pxSam Brownback Republican January 3, 1995 –November 7, 1996  Topeka Resigned November 27, 1996 retroactive to November 7, 1996 when elected U.S. Senator. Vacant November 7, 1996 –November 27, 1996 100pxJim Ryun Republican November 27, 1996 –January 3, 2007  Topeka, then Lawrence Elected in 1996 and seated early under the provisions of K.S.A. 25-3503[d].Lost re-election. 100pxNancy Boyda Democratic January 3, 2007 –January 3, 2009  Topeka Lost re-election. 100pxLynn Jenkins Republican January 3, 2009 –January 3, 2019  Topeka Retired. 100pxSteve Watkins Republican January 3, 2019 –Present  Topeka Incumbent

 Recent election results from statewide races 
 Year Office Results 2000 U.S. President George W. Bush (R) 54 – Al Gore (D) 41% 2004 U.S. President George W. Bush (R) 59 – John Kerry (D) 39% 2008 U.S. President John McCain (R) 55 – Barack Obama (D) 43% 2012 U.S. President Mitt Romney (R) 56 – Barack Obama (D) 42% 2016 U.S. President Donald Trump (R) 56 – Hillary Clinton (D) 37%

Recent election results
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2018

Historical district boundaries

Related pages
Kansas's congressional districts
List of United States congressional districts
United States Congressional Delegations from Kansas

References

 Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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