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2006Final results

2006 election for Kansas House District 78

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ed Trimmer (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Ryan Rising (R) by 3.0 points.

Ed TrimmerDemocrat · winner
51.5%3,244
Ryan RisingRepublican
48.5%3,055
6,299 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

EvenD+30.61998D+47.02000D+29.82002D+3.02006D+24.72008R+35.02014

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