1982Final results
1982 election for Kansas House District 54
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Bill Bunten (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating G. Gene Ruhl (D) by 29.6 points.
Bill BuntenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%4,148
G. Gene RuhlDemocrat
35.2%2,251
6,399 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET