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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 59

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joe D. Humerickhouse (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Settles (D) by 41.5 points.

Joe D. HumerickhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%6,265
29.3%2,593
8,858 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

EvenEven1990R+6.51992R+8.61994R+41.51996R+28.11998R+2.72006

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