1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Kansas House District 8
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Richard R. Reinhardt (D) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Walt Chappell (R) by 52.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard R. ReinhardtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.3%4,744
Walt ChappellRepublican
23.7%1,476
6,220 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