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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 12

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

James Cubit (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Wurtz (D) by 16.8 points.

James CubitRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%3,514
41.6%2,502
6,016 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+11.31974R+7.71976R+16.81978D+17.71980D+29.11982D+22.71986

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