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1998Final resultsSpecial election

1998 special election for Kansas Senate District 27

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Barbara Jane Firestone (D) by 16.2 points.

Leslie D. Donovan Sr.Republican · winner
58.1%11,818
Barbara Jane FirestoneDemocrat
41.9%8,529
20,347 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+30.51992R+43.71996R+16.21998 specialR+41.82000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R)Barbara Jane Firestone (D)