1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Kansas House District 13
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Elaine Wells (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Burt Debaun (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elaine WellsDemocrat · winner
50.1%3,834
Burt DebaunRepublican · incumbent
49.9%3,814
7,648 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