2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Kansas House District 36
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Lynn Melton (D) won re-election with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Brian Dickason (R) by 38.5 points.
Lynn MeltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%6,454
Brian DickasonRepublican
30.7%2,865
100% of the expected vote counted · 9,319 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lynn MeltonBrian Dickason
$31.9K
Raised by the campaign
$2.4K
$21.6K
Spent by the campaign
$214
$4.8K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 22, 2026; Kansas Public Disclosure Commission, through Jul 23, 2026.
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Lynn Melton
- >99%
- Brian Dickason
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+28.3