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2012Final results

2012 election for Kansas House District 31

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Louis Ruiz (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Tim Kelb (R) by 43.7 points.

Louis RuizDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%4,050
Tim KelbRepublican
28.1%1,586
5,636 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+54.01986D+40.42006D+26.32010D+43.72012D+43.02020D+47.52022

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