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2012Final results

2012 election for Kansas House District 86

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Jim Ward (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating John Stevens (R) by 23.2 points.

Jim WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%3,389
John StevensRepublican
35.7%2,056
James PrudenLibertarian
5.4%312
5,757 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+18.62006D+25.92008D+9.22010D+23.22012D+25.32016D+27.82018

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