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1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for Kansas House District 83

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Mike Meacham (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Eugene Anderson (D) by 15.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Mike MeachamRepublican · winner
57.8%3,593
Eugene AndersonDemocrat · incumbent
42.2%2,627
6,220 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+3.61972D+9.61974R+15.51976R+44.51978R+30.11980R+7.21982

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