CalledUnofficial results
Kansas House District 82
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Leah Howell won re-election by 19.1 points over Kyle Beauchamp.
Leah HowellRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%5,252
Kyle BeauchampDemocrat
38.5%3,511
LibertarianLibertarian
3.9%359
100% of the expected vote counted · 9,122 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM 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.
Kyle BeauchampLeah Howell
$3.3K
Raised by the campaign
$24.8K
$3K
Spent by the campaign
$16.1K
$2.3K
Cash on hand
$22.2K
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.
- Kyle Beauchamp
- <1%
- Leah Howell
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+22.6
The candidates
Leah Howell (R)
Incumbent, Kansas House of Representatives, first elected 2022Kyle Beauchamp (D)
Incumbent, Kansas House of Representatives, first elected 2022Kyle Beauchamp (D)
Also on the ballot: Libertarian (Libertarian), 3.9%