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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 38

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

John F. Sutter (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Foerschler (R) by 25.0 points.

John F. SutterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%3,335
37.5%2,000
5,335 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

EvenD+32.11974D+25.01978D+33.51980D+14.01988D+40.81990D+15.81992

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