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Kansas House District 71
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Steven K. Howe leads Jerry Lonergan by 26.7 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Steven K. HoweRepublican · leading · incumbent
63.4%6,045
Jerry LonerganDemocrat
36.6%3,494
100% of the expected vote counted · 9,539 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 3:07 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
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.
Jerry LonerganSteven K. Howe
$27.7K
Raised by the campaign
$46.1K
$10.2K
Spent by the campaign
$43.4K
$17.5K
Cash on hand
$6.5K
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.
- Jerry Lonergan
- <1%
- Steven K. Howe
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+23.1