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2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2006 election for Kansas House District 96

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Terry McLachlan (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Willa Decastro (R) by 1.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Terry McLachlanDemocrat · winner
50.6%2,177
Willa DecastroRepublican · incumbent
49.4%2,127
4,304 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+6.32000R+0.62002R+19.52004D+1.22006R+0.42008R+6.12010

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