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1984Final results

1984 election for Kansas House District 85

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ben Foster (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Reiss (D) by 40.3 points.

Ben FosterRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%7,104
29.9%3,023
10,127 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+5.21974D+3.91978R+21.71982R+40.31984R+28.81986R+34.91988

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