1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Kansas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Kansas
Samuel Brownback (R) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating John Carlin (D) by 31.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Samuel BrownbackRepublican · winner
65.6%135,725
John CarlinDemocrat
34.4%71,025
206,750 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John CarlinSamuel Brownback
$549.2K
Raised by the campaign
$746.8K
$526.3K
Spent by the campaign
$749.3K
$22.9K
Cash on hand
$4.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994