1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 40
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Carlos Cooper (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Charles A. Cindric (D) by 16.8 points.
Carlos CooperRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%3,052
Charles A. CindricDemocrat
41.6%2,173
5,225 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