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1992Final results

1992 election for Kansas House District 59

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Elaine Wells (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Karol J. Wilhite (D) by 6.5 points.

Elaine WellsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%4,999
46.7%4,385
9,384 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+24.61986D+13.31988Even1990R+6.51992R+8.61994R+41.51996

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