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2012Final results

2012 election for Kansas House District 71

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Diana Dierks (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Alan Jilka (D) by 24.0 points.

Diana DierksRepublican · winner
62.0%5,619
Alan JilkaDemocrat
38.0%3,446
9,065 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

EvenR+20.62006R+25.32008R+37.72010R+24.02012R+50.82016R+37.72020

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