1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Kansas Senate District 3
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Donald E. Biggs (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Tillotson (R) by 3.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donald E. BiggsDemocrat · winner
51.9%11,006
Carolyn TillotsonRepublican · incumbent
48.1%10,180
21,186 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