2010Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Kansas House District 97
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Leslie G. Osterman (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Dale A. Swenson (D) by 7.7 points.
Leslie G. OstermanRepublican · winner
53.8%2,341
Dale A. SwensonDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%2,007
4,348 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET