2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Kansas House District 96
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Phil Hermanson (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Terry McLachlan (D) by 0.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Phil HermansonRepublican · winner
50.2%3,442
Terry McLachlanDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%3,414
6,856 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET