1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Kansas Senate District 39
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Leroy A. Hayden (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Don Christy (R) by 7.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Leroy A. HaydenDemocrat · winner
53.8%11,876
Don ChristyRepublican · incumbent
46.2%10,217
22,094 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