1998Final results
1998 election for Kansas House District 23
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Cliff Franklin (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Bettis III (D) by 20.3 points.
Cliff FranklinRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%2,921
Thomas A. Bettis IIIDemocrat
39.9%1,937
4,858 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET