1976 general · November 2, 1976

1976 Kansas State Senate election results, district by district

Every Kansas State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Republicans controlled the chamber · 40 seats

After the electionD 19 · R 21
Races40
Changed party7
Unopposed30%12 races
Incumbents defeated7

Every district

D 19 · R 21

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
SD-1John E. Chandler (R)0.2FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-2Arnold Berman (D)5.0FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-3Edward F. Reilly Jr. (R)30.5
SD-4Tom Rehorn (D)44.3
SD-5William Mulich (D)Unopposed
SD-6Jack Steineger (D)Unopposed
SD-7Norman E. Gaar (R)Unopposed
SD-8Jan Meyers (R)Unopposed
SD-9Paul Burke (R)Unopposed
SD-10Frank Smith (D)1.5FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-11Wint Winter (R)16.9
SD-12Robert V. Talkington (R)15.2
SD-13Don Allegrucci (D)25.9
SD-14Mike Johnston (D)10.9FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-15John F. Vermillion (R)1.6
SD-16Frank D. Gaines (D)12.9
SD-17John Crofoot (R)Unopposed
SD-18Elwaine F. Pomeroy (R)9.7
SD-19Jim Parrish (D)Unopposed
SD-20Ron Hein (R)36.3
SD-21Larry Rogers (D)0.4FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-22Donn J. Everett (R)4.9
SD-23Ross O. Doyen (R)22.0
SD-24John M. Simpson (R)Unopposed
SD-25Joseph C. Harder (R)Unopposed
SD-26James L. Francisco (D)37.1
SD-27Bill Morris (R)15.9
SD-28Paul Feleciano Jr. (D)Unopposed
SD-29Billy Q. McCray (D)Unopposed
SD-30Paul Hess (R)Unopposed
SD-31Wes Sowers (R)23.4
SD-32Joe Warren (D)8.2
SD-33Fred Kerr (R)7.6
SD-34Bert Chaney (D)53.0
SD-35Jack W. Janssen (D)27.3
SD-36Neil H. Arasmith (R)14.8
SD-37Joseph F. Norvell (D)11.2
SD-38Charlie Angell (R)30.0
SD-39Leroy A. Hayden (D)7.5FlippedIncumbent lost
SD-40Richard G. Gannon (D)31.5FlippedIncumbent lost

Kansas State Senate

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner