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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas House District 86

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Henry Helgerson (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Henry Dal Bittle (R) by 21.0 points.

Henry HelgersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%3,528
39.5%2,303
5,831 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+26.11990D+30.11992D+21.11994D+21.01996D+4.62000D+3.22004

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