1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1978 election for Kansas House District 45
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
John M. Solbach (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Ken Whitenight (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John M. SolbachDemocrat · winner
51.3%4,063
Ken WhitenightRepublican
48.7%3,853
7,916 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