2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Kansas House District 47
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Paula Newell Ellis (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Mary T. Williams (D) by 20.0 points.
Paula Newell EllisRepublican · winner
60.0%6,214
Mary T. WilliamsDemocrat
40.0%4,143
100% of the expected vote counted · 10,357 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.
Mary T. WilliamsPaula Newell Ellis
$5.7K
Raised by the campaign
$0
$9.7K
Spent by the campaign
$0
$803
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 22, 2026; Kansas Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 22, 2926.
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 22, 2926
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Mary T. Williams
- 2%
- Paula Newell Ellis
- 98%
- Projected margin
- R+17.1