2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Kansas House District 37
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Melissa M Oropeza (D) won re-election with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Connie Jo Henry (R) by 43.8 points.
Melissa M OropezaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%4,308
Connie Jo HenryRepublican
28.1%1,683
100% of the expected vote counted · 5,991 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM 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.
Melissa M OropezaConnie Jo Henry
$28.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1K
$26.5K
Spent by the campaign
$686
$11.9K
Cash on hand
$469
Campaign money: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 22, 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.
- Melissa M Oropeza
- >99%
- Connie Jo Henry
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+30.5