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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 1

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Tim Shallenburger (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Wade (D) by 31.1 points.

Tim ShallenburgerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%4,840
32.6%2,475
Stephan CornLibertarian
3.7%283
7,598 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+13.11990R+20.81992R+33.61994R+31.11996D+13.11998D+1.42010

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

The candidates

Tim Shallenburger (R)Thomas L. Wade (D)

Also on the ballot: Stephan Corn (Libertarian), 3.7%