1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1976 election for Kansas House District 79
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Jack Shriver (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Jasper Devore (R) by 6.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jack ShriverDemocrat · winner
53.5%3,758
Jasper DevoreRepublican
46.5%3,271
7,029 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