1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Kansas House District 1
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Tim Shallenburger (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Kent Lynch (D) by 15.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tim ShallenburgerRepublican · winner
57.8%3,213
Kent LynchDemocrat
42.2%2,350
5,563 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET