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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 55

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joan Wagnon (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Malcolm G. Copeland (R) by 17.5 points.

Joan WagnonDemocrat · winner
58.7%3,822
41.3%2,686
6,508 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+4.81976D+16.51978D+24.91980D+17.51982D+24.31984D+13.71986

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