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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas House District 54

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Joe Patton (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Bruce Cooper (D) by 15.3 points.

Joe PattonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%6,780
Bruce CooperDemocrat
42.3%4,977
11,757 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+5.32002R+28.12004R+2.52006R+15.32008R+25.42010R+0.22012

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