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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Kansas House District 23

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Gary H. Blumenthal (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Andre (R) by 8.2 points.

Gary H. BlumenthalDemocrat · winner
54.1%3,169
Jerry AndreRepublican · incumbent
45.9%2,689
5,858 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

EvenR+13.71974R+1.41976R+21.61980D+8.21982D+38.61984D+43.71988

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