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1986Final results

1986 election for Kansas House District 46

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Betty Jo Charlton (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Casad (R) by 42.3 points.

Betty Jo CharltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%3,376
Benjamin CasadRepublican
28.8%1,368
4,744 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

EvenD+3.11980D+12.51982D+16.31984D+42.31986D+9.31988D+16.81990

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