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1976 election for Kansas House District 27

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

John L. Hodges (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Mike Oconnor (D) by 12.9 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

John L. HodgesRepublican · winner
56.4%4,034
Mike OconnorDemocrat
43.6%3,114
7,148 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+7.81974R+12.91976R+20.41978R+48.71980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)