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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 61

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Don M. Rezac (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Carlson (R) by 9.4 points.

Don M. RezacDemocrat · winner
54.7%4,045
Richard CarlsonRepublican
45.3%3,352
7,397 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+2.21976R+28.51978R+52.01980D+9.41982D+4.31984D+3.91986

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