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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 83

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Mike Meacham (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating John C. Frye (D) by 7.2 points.

Mike MeachamRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%4,106
John C. FryeDemocrat
46.4%3,557
7,663 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+15.51976R+44.51978R+30.11980R+7.21982R+1.41984R+51.21986

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