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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas House District 4

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Shirley J. Palmer (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Lynne Oharah (R) by 6.0 points.

Shirley J. PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%5,071
Lynne OharahRepublican
47.0%4,495
9,566 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+24.12002R+3.12004D+2.32006D+6.02008R+20.42010R+25.32012

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