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1988 election for Kansas House District 5

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Richard R. Reinhardt (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Audra L. Barnhardt (R) by 20.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard R. ReinhardtDemocrat · winner
60.4%4,349
39.6%2,854
7,203 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+12.11980R+33.91982R+27.91984D+20.81988D+28.31992D+5.91994

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