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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas House District 27

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ray Merrick (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Becky Ansley (D) by 36.2 points.

Ray MerrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%10,855
Becky AnsleyDemocrat
31.9%5,084
15,939 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+28.21984R+32.81988R+50.41996R+36.22008R+39.02014R+38.72016

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