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Kansas House District 16
Linda Featherston has no major-party opponent.
Linda Featherston has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+7: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 25,579
- People per km²
- 1,420
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 64%
- White, no degree
- 26%of adults
- White 74%
- Hispanic 10%
- Black 5%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
8,742 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Linda Featherston (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
13,435 two-party votes · D+10.0 · D+11.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)55.0%
Donald Trump (R)45.0%
2022
11,009 votes · D+8.5✓ Linda Featherston (D)54.2%
Ed Roitz (R)45.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,206 votes · D+0.5✓ Linda Featherston (D)50.2%
Rashard Young (R)49.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
28,356 two-party votes · D+8.3 · D+3.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)54.1%
Donald Trump (R)45.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
11,460 two-party votes · R+4.8 · R+7.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)52.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)47.6%