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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas Senate District 23

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Karin S. Brownlee (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Brad Russell (D) by 39.2 points.

Karin S. BrownleeRepublican · winner
69.6%19,728
Brad RussellDemocrat
30.4%8,624
28,352 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+41.41980R+11.11984R+7.81988R+39.21996R+46.12000R+33.42008

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