1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Kansas House District 22
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Carol Sader (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Bruce Mayfield (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Carol SaderDemocrat · winner
51.0%3,298
Bruce MayfieldRepublican · incumbent
49.0%3,172
6,470 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