1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas Senate District 1

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Don Sallee (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Norm Ellis (D) by 17.0 points.

Don SalleeRepublican · winner
58.5%13,160
Norm EllisDemocrat
41.5%9,344
22,504 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

EvenR+0.21976R+5.51980R+11.91984R+17.01988R+10.61992R+40.31996

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