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1986Final results

1986 election for Kansas House District 86

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Henry Helgerson (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Carl T. Ratner (R) by 32.0 points.

Henry HelgersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%4,406
Carl T. RatnerRepublican
34.0%2,270
6,676 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+33.21980D+7.81982D+8.01984D+32.01986D+32.21988D+26.11990

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