1998Final resultsSpecial election
1998 special election for Kansas Senate District 27
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Leslie D. Donovan Sr. (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Barbara Jane Firestone (D) by 16.2 points.
Leslie D. Donovan Sr.Republican · winner
58.1%11,818
Barbara Jane FirestoneDemocrat
41.9%8,529
20,347 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