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2012Final results

2012 election for Kansas House District 83

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Carolyn Bridges (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Garvey (R) by 16.9 points.

Carolyn BridgesDemocrat · winner
58.4%3,903
Tim GarveyRepublican
41.6%2,776
6,679 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+40.42006R+40.22008R+51.92010D+16.92012D+11.52014D+20.72016

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