This is the 1988 race. The latest: 2026 →

1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas House District 59

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Denise Everhart (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Lila McClaflin (R) by 13.3 points.

Denise EverhartDemocrat · winner
56.6%4,909
Lila McClaflinRepublican
43.4%3,760
8,669 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+32.01982D+16.51984D+24.61986D+13.31988Even1990R+6.51992

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