1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas Senate District 2
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Sandy Praeger (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Chris Obrien (D) by 31.6 points.
Sandy PraegerRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%20,775
Chris ObrienDemocrat
34.2%10,794
31,569 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