2000Final results
2000 election for Kansas House District 116
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ethel M. Peterson (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Areba H. Harper (R) by 26.0 points.
Ethel M. PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%3,740
Areba H. HarperRepublican
37.0%2,196
5,936 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET