1982Final results
1982 election for Kansas House District 85
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ben Foster (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Patricia A. Morgan (D) by 21.7 points.
Ben FosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%4,471
Patricia A. MorganDemocrat
39.1%2,876
7,347 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