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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

EvenR+43.71980R+17.91988R+3.21992D+3.91996R+7.42000R+3.72004

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