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1990 election for Kansas House District 88

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Gwen Welshimer (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Paul F. Rosell (R) by 13.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Gwen WelshimerDemocrat · winner
56.7%3,178
Paul F. RosellRepublican
43.3%2,425
5,603 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+11.21984R+47.11986R+7.61988D+13.41990D+3.01992D+8.41994

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