This is the 1976 race. The latest: 2026 →

1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1976 election for Kansas House District 46

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Robin D. Leach (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Wes Santee (R) by 8.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Robin D. LeachDemocrat · winner
52.7%4,450
Wes SanteeRepublican
44.0%3,713
3.3%282
8,445 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+17.51972R+4.51974D+8.71976D+14.31978D+3.11980D+12.51982

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

The candidates

Robin D. Leach (D)Wes Santee (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles Eugene Tullis (Other party), 3.3%