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1984Final results

1984 election for Kansas House District 98

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Diane Gjerstad (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Laughlin (R) by 24.0 points.

Diane GjerstadDemocrat · winner
62.0%3,551
Bob LaughlinRepublican
38.0%2,175
5,726 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

EvenD+42.01978D+24.01984D+38.81988D+24.51990D+9.31994D+2.21996

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