1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Kansas Senate District 40
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Richard G. Gannon (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating J. C. Tillotson (R) by 31.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Richard G. GannonDemocrat · winner
65.8%16,870
J. C. TillotsonRepublican · incumbent
34.2%8,784
25,654 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