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1996Final results

1996 election for Kansas Senate District 35

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Don C. Steffes (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Diana Dierks (D) by 37.8 points.

Don C. SteffesRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%19,798
Diana DierksDemocrat
31.1%8,933
28,731 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+20.51980R+38.81984R+29.01988R+37.81996R+41.42000R+44.82004

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