2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Kansas House District 25
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Rui Xu (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Melissa Rooker (R) by 0.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rui XuDemocrat · winner
50.3%6,637
Melissa RookerRepublican · incumbent
49.4%6,516
13,191 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET