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1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas House District 13

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Elaine Wells (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Gerald Marten (R) by 21.7 points.

Elaine WellsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%4,958
Gerald MartenRepublican
39.1%3,187
8,145 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+0.61982R+11.91984D+0.31986D+21.71988R+12.21990R+34.41992

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