1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas House District 51
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Greg A. Packer (R) won re-election with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Tom Platis (D) by 42.7 points.
Greg A. PackerRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%8,259
Tom PlatisDemocrat
28.6%3,313
11,572 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)