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1986Final results

1986 election for Kansas House District 49

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Don Sallee (R) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Bowhay (D) by 47.2 points.

Don SalleeRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.6%4,327
Jim BowhayDemocrat
26.4%1,552
5,879 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+0.31978R+7.01982R+50.21984R+47.21986R+2.51988D+1.11990

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