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1996 Kansas U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Kansas U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jim Ryun won the 1996 Kansas U.S. House District 2 Election. Jim Ryun received 131,592 popular votes (52.2%). The main challenger was John Friedan (45.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Ryun and Friedan

Ryun +6.7 pts · won by 16,948 votes
Jim RyunRepublicanWINNER52.2%
131,592 votes
John FriedanDemocratic45.48%
114,644 votes
Art ClackLibertarian2.32%
5,842 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.