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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 49

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Galen Weiland (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Dennis D. Pyle (R) by 4.6 points.

Galen WeilandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%4,270
Dennis D. PyleRepublican
47.7%3,897
8,167 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+1.11990D+5.01992D+12.81994D+4.61996D+17.11998R+1.82000

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