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2008Final results

2008 election for Kansas House District 85

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Steven Brunk (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Billie Knighton (D) by 30.6 points.

Steven BrunkRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%7,761
34.7%4,121
11,882 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+36.92002R+29.62004R+28.22006R+30.62008R+34.52012R+31.92014

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