2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Kansas House District 4
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Shirley J. Palmer (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Lynne Oharah (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Shirley J. PalmerDemocrat · winner
51.2%3,584
Lynne OharahRepublican · incumbent
48.8%3,420
7,004 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET