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1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas House District 23

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Gary H. Blumenthal (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Knight Jr. (R) by 43.7 points.

Gary H. BlumenthalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%6,138
28.2%2,405
8,543 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+21.61980D+8.21982D+38.61984D+43.71988D+32.71990D+21.51992

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