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Kansas, State House, District 47

Kansas House of Representatives District 47
Current incumbentRonald B. Ellis Republican Party

Kansas' forty-seventh state house district is represented by Republican Representative Ronald B. Ellis.

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 47

Incumbent Ronald Ellis (R) defeated George Hanna (D) in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Ronald Ellis (R)
63.2
5,777

George Hanna (D)
36.8
3,360

Total votes: 9,137
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

George Hanna advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

George Hanna (D)
100
1,124

Total votes: 1,124
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47

Incumbent Ronald Ellis advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Ronald Ellis (R)
100
2,363

Total votes: 2,363

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 Ramon Gonzalez (R) did not seek re-election.

Ronald B. Ellis defeated Michael Caddell in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ronald B. Ellis 68.54% 6,904
Democratic Michael Caddell 31.46% 3,169
Total Votes 10,073
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Michael Caddell ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Caddell (unopposed)

Ronald B. Ellis ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 47 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 47 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ronald B. Ellis (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. Bob Sirridge was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Ramon Gonzalez was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gonzalez defeated Sirridge in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 47, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRamon Gonzalez Incumbent 64.7% 5,053
Democratic Bob Sirridge 35.3% 2,753
Total Votes 7,806

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 Ramon Gonzalez (R) defeated Bruce Hanson (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 47, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRamon Gonzalez Incumbent 58.3% 5,556
Democratic Bruce Hanson 41.7% 3,982
Total Votes 9,538

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Kansas House of Representatives District 47 raised a total of $261,362. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $13,756 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Kansas House of Representatives District 47

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $19,064 2 $9,532
2014 $24,842 2 $12,421
2012 $26,732 2 $13,366
2010 $28,765 2 $14,383
2008 $32,376 1 $32,376
2006 $33,216 2 $16,608
2004 $18,805 1 $18,805
2002 $45,306 2 $22,653
2000 $32,256 5 $6,451
Total $261,362 19 $13,756