1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Kansas House District 18
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
David F. Louis (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Eugene F. Gastl (D) by 16.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David F. LouisRepublican · winner
58.2%2,998
Eugene F. GastlDemocrat · incumbent
41.8%2,155
5,153 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