2002Final results
2002 election for Kansas House District 81
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ted Powers (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis V. Alvarez (D) by 25.8 points.
Ted PowersRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%4,012
Dennis V. AlvarezDemocrat
35.4%2,322
Lloyd NeeseLibertarian
3.4%223
6,557 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