1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Kansas House District 47
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Joann Flower (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Robin D. Leach (D) by 9.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joann FlowerRepublican · winner
54.8%4,814
Robin D. LeachDemocrat · incumbent
45.2%3,977
8,791 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET