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1986Final results

1986 election for Kansas House District 81

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Debara K. Schauf (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Harvey Wells (D) by 2.2 points.

Debara K. SchaufRepublican · winner
51.1%3,732
Harvey WellsDemocrat
48.9%3,571
7,303 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+6.81980R+22.61982R+19.31984R+2.21986R+30.71988D+3.41990

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