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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 27

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Phyllis Gilmore (R) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Turnbow (D) by 50.4 points.

Phyllis GilmoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.2%13,724
24.8%4,528
18,252 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+48.71980R+28.21984R+32.81988R+50.41996R+36.22008R+39.02014

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