1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Kansas House District 47
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Bob Henry (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth L. Althaus (R) by 12.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bob HenryDemocrat · winner
56.2%4,364
Kenneth L. AlthausRepublican · incumbent
43.8%3,399
7,763 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET