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Kansas, State House, District 19

Kansas House of Representatives District 19
Current incumbentStephanie Clayton Democratic Party

Kansas' nineteenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Stephanie Clayton.

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 19

Incumbent Stephanie Clayton (R) defeated Stephen Wyatt (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Stephanie Clayton (R)
58.9
7,830

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Stephen Wyatt (D)
41.1
5,471

Total votes: 13,301
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 19

Stephen Wyatt advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 19 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Stephen Wyatt (D)
100
2,707

Total votes: 2,707
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Stephanie Clayton advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 19 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Stephanie Clayton (R)
100
3,504

Total votes: 3,504

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 Stephanie Clayton defeated Elizabeth Meitl and John Taube in the Kansas House of Representatives District 19 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Clayton Incumbent 60.46% 8,325
Democratic Elizabeth Meitl 33.69% 4,639
Libertarian John Taube 5.85% 806
Total Votes 13,770
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Elizabeth Meitl ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Elizabeth Meitl (unopposed)
Incumbent Stephanie Clayton ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 19 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie Clayton 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. Patricia Stratton was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Stephanie Clayton defeated Jennifer Flood in the Republican primary. Clayton defeated Stratton in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 19, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Clayton Incumbent 65.1% 6,637
Democratic Patricia Stratton 34.9% 3,565
Total Votes 10,202

Kansas House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Clayton Incumbent 67.6% 2,344
Jennifer Flood 32.4% 1,121
Total Votes 3,465

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. Stephanie Clayton (R) defeated Zachary Luea (D) in the general election and defeated Bruce Belanger in the Republican primary. Luea was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 19, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Clayton 58.8% 7,696
Democratic Zachary Luea 41.2% 5,395
Total Votes 13,091

Kansas House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Clayton 51.1% 1,911
Bruce Belanger 48.9% 1,829
Total Votes 3,740

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 19 raised a total of $398,972. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $16,624 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 19

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $36,102 3 $12,034
2014 $59,154 3 $19,718
2012 $47,114 4 $11,779
2010 $125,558 4 $31,390
2008 $57,718 3 $19,239
2006 $34,565 3 $11,522
2004 $24,532 2 $12,266
2002 $9,524 1 $9,524
2000 $4,705 1 $4,705
Total $398,972 24 $16,624