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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Kansas House District 48

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joan Adam (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Dick Cameron (R) by 4.0 points.

Joan AdamDemocrat · winner
52.0%3,252
Dick CameronRepublican · incumbent
48.0%3,002
6,254 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+26.01974R+25.71976R+32.61980D+4.01982D+29.01990D+25.61992

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