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2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2006 election for Kansas House District 72

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Marc Rhoades (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Thull (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Marc RhoadesRepublican · winner
50.2%3,612
Tom ThullDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%3,578
7,190 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+7.31994R+18.01996D+6.32002R+0.52006R+0.42008R+24.62010

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