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2000Final results

2000 election for Kansas House District 97

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Dale A. Swenson (R) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Leslie G. Osterman (D) by 32.9 points.

Dale A. SwensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.4%3,461
33.6%1,748
5,209 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

EvenR+2.51994R+19.31996R+19.61998R+32.92000R+28.62006R+22.82008

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