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1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for Kansas House District 84

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Barbara Lawrence (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Connie Ames Kennard (D) by 4.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Barbara LawrenceRepublican · winner
52.2%2,728
Connie Ames KennardDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%2,500
5,228 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+16.01982D+36.71984D+25.81986R+4.41988R+12.01990D+30.41992

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