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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for Kansas House District 62

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Bruce F. Larkin (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Polson (R) by 17.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Bruce F. LarkinDemocrat · winner
58.5%4,534
Lloyd PolsonRepublican · incumbent
41.5%3,212
7,746 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+39.01972R+44.61980R+30.61982D+17.11986D+41.61988R+8.51990

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