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2002Final results

2002 election for Kansas House District 56

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Nancy Kirk (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Stringer (R) by 29.5 points.

Nancy KirkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%4,730
32.9%2,497
4.7%355
7,582 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

EvenD+6.51994D+20.71998D+40.62000D+29.52002D+17.52004D+17.52006

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

The candidates