1996Final results
1996 election for Kansas Senate District 40
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Stan Clark (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating John N. Sears (D) by 40.3 points.
Stan ClarkRepublican · winner
70.1%19,880
John N. SearsDemocrat
29.9%8,468
28,348 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