1976Final results
1976 election for Kansas Senate District 31
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Wes Sowers (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Gerling (D) by 23.4 points.
Wes SowersRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%15,539
Paul H. GerlingDemocrat
38.3%9,647
25,186 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