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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas House District 16

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Gene Rardin (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Yonally (R) by 0.8 points.

Gene RardinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%5,522
Jim YonallyRepublican
49.6%5,431
10,953 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+48.31998R+18.32004Even2006D+0.82008R+9.42010R+7.22014

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