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1998Final results

1998 election for Kansas House District 88

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Gwen Welshimer (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Linda Baker (R) by 10.1 points.

Gwen WelshimerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%1,870
Linda BakerRepublican
45.0%1,528
3,398 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

EvenD+3.01992D+8.41994D+5.91996D+10.11998D+30.22000D+2.92002

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