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1978 election for Kansas House District 11

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Richard Harper (Oth) won with 45.1% of the vote, defeating Verl Strong (D) by 9.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Richard HarperOther party · winner · incumbent
45.1%3,113
Verl StrongDemocrat
36.1%2,489
Steve E. GoodRepublican
18.8%1,296
6,898 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+8.61972R+4.91974R+25.71976D+17.31978R+22.41980R+1.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET