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2006Final results

2006 election for Kansas House District 83

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joann Pottorff (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating David Cook (D) by 40.4 points.

Joann PottorffRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%5,357
David CookDemocrat
27.8%2,185
Gordon BakkenLibertarian
4.0%311
7,853 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+71.11992R+68.61994R+44.02002R+40.42006R+40.22008R+51.92010

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

The candidates

Joann Pottorff (R)David Cook (D)

Also on the ballot: Gordon Bakken (Libertarian), 4.0%