1976Final results
1976 election for Kansas House District 56
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ruth Wilkin (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Jan Douglas (R) by 2.8 points.
Ruth WilkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%3,552
Jan DouglasRepublican
48.6%3,358
6,910 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