1976Final results
1976 election for Kansas House District 82
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ben Foster (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Lora J. Presnell (D) by 35.3 points.
Ben FosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%5,955
Lora J. PresnellDemocrat
32.4%2,850
8,805 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET