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Kansas, State House, District 18

Kansas House of Representatives District 18
Current incumbentCindy Neighbor Democratic Party

Kansas' eighteenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Cindy Neighbor.

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 18

Incumbent Cindy Neighbor (D) defeated Eric Jenkins (R) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 18 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Cindy Neighbor (D)
53.5
5,831

Eric Jenkins (R)
46.5
5,070

Total votes: 10,901
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Cindy Neighbor defeated Andrew Hurla in the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 18 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Cindy Neighbor (D)
81.5
1,837

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Andrew Hurla (D)
18.5
417

Total votes: 2,254
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 18

Eric Jenkins defeated Cathy Gordon in the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 18 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Eric Jenkins (R)
64.9
1,865

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Cathy Gordon (R)
35.1
1,009

Total votes: 2,874

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 John Rubin (R) did not seek re-election.

Cindy Neighbor defeated Eric Jenkins in the Kansas House of Representatives District 18 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cindy Neighbor 52.36% 6,230
Republican Eric Jenkins 47.64% 5,668
Total Votes 11,898
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Cindy Neighbor ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 18 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cindy Neighbor (unopposed)

Eric Jenkins ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eric Jenkins (unopposed)

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. Cindy Neighbor was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent John Rubin was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rubin defeated Neighbor in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 18, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Rubin Incumbent 51.8% 4,256
Democratic Cindy Neighbor 48.2% 3,959
Total Votes 8,215

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 John Rubin (R) defeated Milack Talia (D) in the general election and defeated Neal Sawyer in the Republican primary. Talia was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Rubin Incumbent 53.7% 6,057
Democratic Milack Talia 46.3% 5,215
Total Votes 11,272

Kansas House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Rubin Incumbent 66.8% 1,797
Neal Sawyer 33.2% 892
Total Votes 2,689

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 18 raised a total of $636,988. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $28,954 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 18

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $44,974 2 $22,487
2014 $51,594 2 $25,797
2012 $82,936 3 $27,645
2010 $84,521 2 $42,261
2008 $93,910 2 $46,955
2006 $102,819 3 $34,273
2004 $52,539 2 $26,270
2002 $73,331 3 $24,444
2000 $50,364 3 $16,788
Total $636,988 22 $28,954