1998Final results
1998 election for Kansas House District 7
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Eugene E. Obrien (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Thornton (R) by 23.2 points.
Eugene E. ObrienDemocrat · winner
61.6%3,270
Joe ThorntonRepublican
38.4%2,038
5,308 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