2016Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Kansas House District 40
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Debbie Deere (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating John Bradford (R) by 4.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Debbie DeereDemocrat · winner
52.2%4,421
John BradfordRepublican · incumbent
47.8%4,042
The same year, the district voted R+13.9 for president; this race was D+4.5, a split ticket.8,463 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET