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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 81

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Kent A. Ott (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Eddie Pfingsten (D) by 22.6 points.

Kent A. OttRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%3,591
38.7%2,267
5,858 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+37.21976D+31.21978R+6.81980R+22.61982R+19.31984R+2.21986

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