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1970Final results

1970 election for Kansas House District 78

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Loyd Andrews (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Arthur L. Barksdale (R) by 39.2 points.

Loyd AndrewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%2,246
30.4%982
3,228 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+1.31974D+1.01976D+4.51978R+5.61982R+46.71990D+6.61992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET