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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Kansas House District 13

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Burt Debaun (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Irving R. Niles (D) by 0.6 points.

Burt DebaunRepublican · winner
50.3%3,501
Irving R. NilesDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%3,457
6,958 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+13.71978D+15.01980R+0.61982R+11.91984D+0.31986D+21.71988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET