All precincts reporting / 11,210 total votes / Unofficial results / Precinct breakdown
- Rep. Barbara Ballard Incumbent, DEM 7,965 votes 71.1%
- Patrick Bengtson GOP 3,245 votes 28.9%
- Ballard defeats Bengtson in House District 44
- November 6, 2012
- Ballard, first elected in 1992, said she will work to try to restore cuts that have been made over the past several years to public schools. “We are going to have a long conversation on school funding,” Ballard said. By Scott Rothschild
- Kansas House, District 44: Patrick Bengtson vs. Barbara Ballard
- October 28, 2012
- In the race for House District 44, veteran legislator Barbara Ballard, D-Lawrence, faces a political newcomer, Republican Patrick Bengtson. By Scott Rothschild
Rep. Barbara Ballard 
Patrick Bengtson 
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