1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Kansas House District 86
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Jim Lawing (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Riddle (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim LawingDemocrat · winner
52.8%2,618
Frank RiddleRepublican
47.2%2,340
4,958 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET