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2002Final results

2002 election for Kansas House District 118

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ralph Ostmeyer (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Herbert Schwartzkopf (D) by 28.5 points.

Ralph OstmeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%5,250
35.7%2,920
8,170 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+27.81986R+12.11990R+21.11992R+36.82000R+28.52002R+31.32004

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