2012Final results
2012 election for Kansas House District 56
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Virgil Weigel (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Janet M. Mitchell (R) by 3.8 points.
Virgil WeigelDemocrat · winner
51.9%4,989
Janet M. MitchellRepublican
48.1%4,628
9,617 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