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2006Final results

2006 election for Kansas House District 47

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Lee Tafanelli (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Faris (D) by 30.1 points.

Lee TafanelliRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%5,053
Jim FarisDemocrat
34.9%2,712
7,765 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+42.31998R+12.32000R+12.52002R+30.12006R+34.12010R+16.52012

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