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1988Final results

1988 election for Kansas Senate District 16

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Frank D. Gaines (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Everett L. Johnson (R) by 6.5 points.

Frank D. GainesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%13,426
46.7%11,786
25,212 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+12.91976D+3.21984D+6.51988R+22.91992R+34.01996R+42.82000

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