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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 42

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Kenny A. Wilk (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Edward F. Obrien (D) by 22.3 points.

Kenny A. WilkRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%5,854
38.8%3,717
9,571 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

EvenD+8.91990R+5.51992R+22.01994R+22.31996R+22.81998R+22.02000

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