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1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1990 election for Kansas House District 42

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Stevi Stephens (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Martha Jenkins (R) by 8.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Stevi StephensDemocrat · winner
54.4%3,098
Martha JenkinsRepublican · incumbent
45.6%2,594
5,692 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+3.51984R+4.01986R+38.81988D+8.91990R+5.51992R+22.01994

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