1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas House District 81
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ted Powers (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating John E. Thomas (D) by 33.9 points.
Ted PowersRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%4,831
John E. ThomasDemocrat
33.0%2,383
7,214 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