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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 53

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Dixie E. Toelkes (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Mark R. Johnson (R) by 21.0 points.

Dixie E. ToelkesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%5,988
Mark R. JohnsonRepublican
39.5%3,906
9,894 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+15.81990D+0.61992D+13.21994D+21.01996D+22.02000D+10.22002

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