1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Kansas House District 5
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
James H. Guffey (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Fred M. Harris (R) by 13.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James H. GuffeyDemocrat · winner
56.7%4,146
Fred M. HarrisRepublican · incumbent
43.3%3,166
7,312 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