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Kansas, State House, District 70

Kansas House of Representatives District 70
Current incumbentJohn E. Barker Republican Party

Kansas' seventieth state house district is represented by Republican Representative John E. Barker.

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 70

Incumbent John E. Barker (R) defeated Jo Schwartz (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 70 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John E. Barker (R)
67.7
5,451

Jo Schwartz (D)
32.3
2,598

Total votes: 8,049
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 70

Jo Schwartz advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 70 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jo Schwartz (D)
100
684

Total votes: 684
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 70

Incumbent John E. Barker advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 70 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John E. Barker (R)
100
3,143

Total votes: 3,143

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 E. Barker defeated Jo Schwartz in the Kansas House of Representatives District 70 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 70 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png John E. Barker Incumbent 66.63% 6,404
Democratic Jo Schwartz 33.37% 3,207
Total Votes 9,611
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Jo Schwartz ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 70 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 70 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jo Schwartz (unopposed)

Incumbent John E. Barker ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 70 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 70 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png John E. Barker Incumbent (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. Incumbent John E. Barker defeated Brian Huwiler in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 70 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Barker Incumbent 77.9% 2,286
Brian Huwiler 22.1% 649
Total Votes 2,935

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. John E. Barker (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Doug Lindahl in the Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 70 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn E. Barker 59.4% 2,063
Doug Lindahl 40.6% 1,410
Total Votes 3,473

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 70 raised a total of $213,051. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $13,316 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 70

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $63,975 2 $31,988
2014 $31,660 2 $15,830
2012 $24,616 2 $12,308
2010 $43,171 2 $21,586
2008 $11,471 3 $3,824
2006 $10,065 1 $10,065
2004 $11,230 1 $11,230
2002 $10,400 1 $10,400
2000 $6,463 2 $3,232
Total $213,051 16 $13,316