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1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas House District 56

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Kathleen Sebelius (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Ralph T. Tice (R) by 14.1 points.

Kathleen SebeliusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%3,961
Ralph T. TiceRepublican
42.9%2,979
6,940 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+12.71982D+9.31984D+6.01986D+14.11988D+25.41990D+16.21992

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