1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Kansas's 2nd District
U.S. House · Kansas
Jim Jeffries (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Martha Keys (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jim JeffriesRepublican · winner
52.0%76,419
Martha KeysDemocrat
48.0%70,460
146,879 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET