1998Final results
1998 election for Kansas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Kansas
Jim Ryan (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Clark (D) by 21.9 points.
Jim RyanRepublican · winner
61.0%108,527
Jim ClarkDemocrat
39.0%69,521
178,048 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jim ClarkJim Ryan
$130.5K
Raised by the campaign
$604.1K
$130K
Spent by the campaign
$540.7K
$1.3K
Cash on hand
$64.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998