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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 79

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joe D. Shriver (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Danny P. Jones (R) by 14.6 points.

Joe D. ShriverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%4,456
Danny P. JonesRepublican
42.7%3,322
7,778 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+15.91984D+9.51990Even1994D+14.61996D+36.62000R+9.52004

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