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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas Senate District 27

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Mike Harris (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Hazell (D) by 43.7 points.

Mike HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%20,786
28.2%8,152
28,938 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+23.01984R+33.61988R+30.51992R+43.71996R+16.21998 specialR+41.82000

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