1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 17
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Anita G. Niles (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Menzo Hainline (R) by 12.8 points.
Anita G. NilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%3,262
Menzo HainlineRepublican
43.6%2,523
5,785 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