Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, talks with colleagues on the floor of the Kansas House at the Statehouse in Topeka on the last day of the legislative session, Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

Rep. Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, coasted to re-election Tuesday night, defeating her Republican challenger Michael Lindsey, who had stopped actively campaigning for the seat.

Unofficial returns from the Douglas County Clerk’s Office showed Ballard defeating Lindsey, 75-25 percent, a margin of 5,934 votes.

Ballard was first elected to the House in 1992 and is now among the longest serving members of the House. She has served as chair of the House Democratic Caucus and is the ranking Democrat on the House Social Services Budget and KanCare Oversight committees.