1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas's 4th District
U.S. House · Kansas
Todd Tiahrt (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Randy Rathbun (D) by 3.5 points.
Todd TiahrtRepublican · winner
50.1%128,486
Randy RathbunDemocrat
46.6%119,544
Seth L. WarrenLibertarian
3.3%8,361
256,391 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 1996
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.
Randy RathbunTodd Tiahrt
$608.6K
Raised by the campaign
$922K
$608.4K
Spent by the campaign
$903.4K
$282
Cash on hand
$23K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996