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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 41

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

James Murphy (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Royal Brown (R) by 1.7 points.

James MurphyDemocrat · winner
50.9%2,288
Royal BrownRepublican
49.1%2,210
4,498 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+6.41972D+4.51974D+1.71982R+1.11984R+20.11986R+15.51988

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