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2012Final results

2012 election for Kansas House District 79

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ed Trimmer (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Alley (R) by 0.8 points.

Ed TrimmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%4,234
Larry AlleyRepublican
49.6%4,169
8,403 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+36.62000R+9.52004R+31.12008D+0.82012D+0.32014R+1.62018

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