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1976Final results

1976 election for Kansas House District 86

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Gerald Caywood (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Garry O. Carson (R) by 7.6 points.

Gerald CaywoodDemocrat · winner
53.8%2,963
Garry O. CarsonRepublican
46.2%2,542
5,505 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

EvenR+14.91972D+5.61974D+7.61976R+16.91978R+33.21980D+7.81982

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