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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 43

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

John Ballou (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Sandra L. Thierer (D) by 29.7 points.

John BallouRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%5,426
35.1%2,941
8,367 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+4.91990D+5.21992R+33.91994R+29.71996R+41.61998R+21.72006

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