1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas House District 15
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
John M. Toplikar (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Howard D. Smethers (Ind) by 34.8 points.
John M. ToplikarRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%4,549
Howard D. SmethersIndependent
32.6%2,199
6,748 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET