1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 42
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ambrose L. Dempsey (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Berveiler (R) by 30.8 points.
Ambrose L. DempseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%2,824
Robert BerveilerRepublican
34.6%1,495
4,319 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