2012Final results
2012 election for Kansas House District 4
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Marty Read (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Shirley J. Palmer (D) by 25.3 points.
Marty ReadRepublican · winner
62.6%6,084
Shirley J. PalmerDemocrat
37.4%3,629
9,713 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET