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