2016Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Kansas House District 56
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Virgil Weigel (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Lane Hemsley (R) by 3.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Virgil WeigelDemocrat · winner
51.9%5,141
Lane HemsleyRepublican · incumbent
48.0%4,758
9,914 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