1988Final results
1988 election for Kansas Senate District 17
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Gerald Karr (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Ernie Woodbury (R) by 35.4 points.
Gerald KarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%14,545
Ernie WoodburyRepublican
32.3%6,936
21,481 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET