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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 49

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Don Sallee (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Henry J. Scherer (D) by 7.0 points.

Don SalleeRepublican · winner
53.5%3,290
46.5%2,860
6,150 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+32.51972R+26.21974R+0.31978R+7.01982R+50.21984R+47.21986

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