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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 47

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Robin D. Leach (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Eugene Schafer (R) by 13.1 points.

Robin D. LeachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%3,777
Eugene SchaferRepublican
43.4%2,901
6,678 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+12.41976R+2.11978D+16.01980D+13.11982D+16.61984D+23.01986

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