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1976 election for Kansas House District 3

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Douglas L. Baker (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Adolph Bartelli (R) by 8.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Douglas L. BakerDemocrat · winner
54.3%3,705
Adolph BartelliRepublican
45.7%3,116
6,821 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

EvenR+7.21972R+17.11974D+8.61976D+4.81978R+28.81980R+32.91982

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