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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 51

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ginger Barr (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Leroy D. Wools (D) by 29.4 points.

Ginger BarrRepublican · winner
64.7%4,837
35.3%2,639
7,476 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+9.71976D+7.11978R+21.11980R+29.41982R+53.61984R+60.61988

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