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1986Final results

1986 election for Kansas House District 83

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joann Pottorff (R) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Cyrel Dean Foote (D) by 51.2 points.

Joann PottorffRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.6%5,946
24.4%1,919
7,865 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+30.11980R+7.21982R+1.41984R+51.21986R+39.11988R+25.01990

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