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Kansas Congressional Districts, 113th Congress
Kansas's Congressional districts since 2013

Kansas has 4 congressional districts. Each has a member in the United States House of Representatives.

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the Kansas United States House delegation, their terms, their district borders, and the districts' political rating from the CPVI. For the 116th Congress, there are 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbency District map
1st Roger Marshall official portrait.jpg Roger Marshall (R-Great Bend) Republican R+24 January 3, 2017 – present Kansas US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif
2nd Steve Watkins, official portrait, 116th congress.jpg Steve Watkins (R-Topeka) Republican R+10 January 3, 2019 – present Kansas US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif
3rd Sharice Davids.jpg Sharice Davids (D-Shawnee) Democratic R+4 January 3, 2019 – present Kansas US Congressional District 3 (since 2013).tif
4th Ron Estes, 115th official photo.jpg Ron Estes (R-Wichita) Republican R+15 April 11, 2017 – present Kansas US Congressional District 4 (since 2013).tif

History

Historically, the state has at most eight seats (1893–1933). The number of seats decreased from five to four after the 1990 Census.

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district border maps in Kansas, presented in order of time. All redistricting events in Kansas between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Kansas, 1973 – 1982.tif
1983–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Kansas, 1983 – 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Kansas, 1993 – 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Kansas, 2003 – 2013.tif
Since 2013 United States Congressional Districts in Kansas, since 2013.tif

Old districts

  • Kansas Territory's at-large congressional district
  • Kansas's at-large congressional district
  • Kansas's 5th congressional district
  • Kansas's 6th congressional district
  • Kansas's 7th congressional district
  • Kansas's 8th congressional district

Related pages

  • Kansas Legislative Research Department (July 31, 2002): Guidelines and Criteria for 2002 Kansas Congressional and Legislative Redistricting, 2 pages (pdf ).
  • National Committee for an Effective Congress (June 22, 2004)[1] .
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