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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 3

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Douglas L. Baker (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Lawrence J. Wilbert (R) by 4.8 points.

Douglas L. BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%2,790
47.6%2,536
5,326 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+7.21972R+17.11974D+8.61976D+4.81978R+28.81980R+32.91982

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