1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 116
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Kathryn Sughrue (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Ellis K. Cave (R) by 14.7 points.
Kathryn SughrueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%3,705
Ellis K. CaveRepublican
42.7%2,758
6,463 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET