1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas Senate District 17
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Gerald Karr (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Jan White (R) by 10.8 points.
Gerald KarrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%14,334
Jan WhiteRepublican
44.6%11,530
25,864 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