1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1990 election for Kansas House District 59
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Elaine Wells (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Karlen Christesenwellman (D) by 0.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Elaine WellsRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.0%3,476
Karlen ChristesenwellmanDemocrat
50.0%3,474
6,950 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET