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1986Final results

1986 election for Kansas House District 120

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Fred Gatlin (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Ray Lohoefener (D) by 14.8 points.

Fred GatlinRepublican · winner
57.4%4,479
42.6%3,327
7,806 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

EvenR+28.51978R+36.31980R+19.31982R+14.81986R+25.31988R+0.41990

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