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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas Senate District 22

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Lana Oleen (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Ruth Schrum (D) by 47.9 points.

Lana OleenRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.0%15,179
Ruth SchrumDemocrat
26.0%5,345
20,524 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

EvenR+0.11984R+3.01988R+40.21992R+47.91996R+24.02004R+0.12008

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