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1998Final results

1998 election for Kansas House District 59

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joe D. Humerickhouse (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Roger A. Mersmann (D) by 28.1 points.

Joe D. HumerickhouseRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%3,870
36.0%2,173
6,043 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+6.51992R+8.61994R+41.51996R+28.11998R+2.72006R+8.62008

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