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2006 election for Kansas House District 18

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Cindy Neighbor (D) won with 49.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Pilcher Cook (R) by 1.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Cindy NeighborDemocrat · winner
49.3%4,244
Mary Pilcher CookRepublican · incumbent
47.4%4,085
Eric MillsLibertarian
3.3%287
8,616 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+31.81998R+8.92000R+12.32002D+1.82006D+4.82008R+18.12010

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

The candidates

Cindy Neighbor (D)Mary Pilcher Cook (R)

Also on the ballot: Eric Mills (Libertarian), 3.3%