1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas House District 8
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Richard R. Reinhardt (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Kris Vanmeteren (R) by 14.2 points.
Richard R. ReinhardtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%4,318
Kris VanmeterenRepublican
42.9%3,246
7,564 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