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1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas House District 46

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Betty Jo Charlton (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Bernie Norwood (R) by 9.3 points.

Betty Jo CharltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%3,786
Bernie NorwoodRepublican
45.4%3,143
6,929 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

EvenD+12.51982D+16.31984D+42.31986D+9.31988D+16.81990D+23.01992

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