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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas House District 22

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Lisa L. Benlon (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Joy E. Bourdess (R) by 11.1 points.

Lisa L. BenlonDemocrat · winner
53.1%4,831
Joy E. BourdessRepublican
42.0%3,819
4.9%448
9,098 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

EvenD+12.61998D+17.82000D+22.32004D+11.12008R+1.92010D+21.32012

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

The candidates