1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Kansas House District 85
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Richard Lahti (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Ben Foster (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard LahtiDemocrat · winner
50.6%3,861
Ben FosterRepublican · incumbent
49.4%3,763
7,624 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