2002Final results
2002 election for Kansas House District 40
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
L. Candy Ruff (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Mike Stieben (R) by 12.7 points.
L. Candy RuffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%2,089
Mike StiebenRepublican
43.7%1,619
3,708 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET