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In the Republican primary held on August 7, 2012, Osterman narrowly led Jeff Blubaugh, a real estate broker and investor, 51 to 49 percent.<ref name=weagle>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2012/08/07/2440578/ward-leads-loganbill-in-house.html|title=Fred Mann, "Kansas House roundup"|publisher=''Wichita Eagle''|accessdate=August 8, 2012}}</ref> Blubaugh is a [[Quaker]], a graduate of Friends University in Wichita, and a member of the school board in Goddard, Kansas.<ref name=blubaugh>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2012/07/12/2405705/blubaugh-osterman-in-republican.html|title=Jeff Blubaugh faces Leslie Osterman in House District 97|publisher=kansas.com|accessdate=August 8, 2012; material no longer on-line}}</ref> In the November 6 general election Osterman again defeated  Dale Swenson, the Democrat whom he unseated in 2010.

In the Republican primary held on August 7, 2012, Osterman narrowly led Jeff Blubaugh, a real estate broker and investor, 51 to 49 percent.<ref name=weagle>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2012/08/07/2440578/ward-leads-loganbill-in-house.html|title=Fred Mann, "Kansas House roundup"|publisher=''Wichita Eagle''|accessdate=August 8, 2012}}</ref> Blubaugh is a [[Quaker]], a graduate of Friends University in Wichita, and a member of the school board in Goddard, Kansas.<ref name=blubaugh>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2012/07/12/2405705/blubaugh-osterman-in-republican.html|title=Jeff Blubaugh faces Leslie Osterman in House District 97|publisher=kansas.com|accessdate=August 8, 2012; material no longer on-line}}</ref> In the November 6 general election Osterman again defeated  Dale Swenson, the Democrat whom he unseated in 2010.

Osterman did not seek reelection in 2018 and was succeeded in the House by another Republican, Nick Hoheisel.

Osterman did not seek reelection in 2018 and was succeeded in the House by another Republican, Nick Hoheisel. In 2020, he unsuccessfully challenged Hoheisel in a comeback attempt.

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