1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas House District 71
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Carol Edward Beggs (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Tommye C. Sexton (D) by 14.7 points.
Carol Edward BeggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.3%5,239
Tommye C. SextonDemocrat
42.7%3,900
9,139 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET