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1986Final results

1986 election for Kansas House District 7

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Jim Russell (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating James W. Wilson (R) by 14.7 points.

Jim RussellDemocrat · winner
57.4%2,818
James W. WilsonRepublican
42.6%2,095
4,913 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+19.51978D+14.71986D+10.41992D+11.21994D+23.21998D+49.32000

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