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1976 election for Kansas House District 68

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Robert C. Caldwell (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Ben Vidricksen (R) by 8.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Robert C. CaldwellDemocrat · winner
54.2%5,008
Ben VidricksenRepublican
45.8%4,239
9,247 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

EvenD+8.31976R+3.01978R+43.51986D+11.21988D+25.61990D+31.91992

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