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1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas House District 16

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

James E. Lowther (R) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald T. Ramsey (D) by 57.7 points.

James E. LowtherRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.9%5,162
21.1%1,384
6,546 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+14.21974R+8.91976R+16.81980R+57.71988R+44.71990R+42.41992

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