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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 49

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Nina Strahm (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Ellis Clark (D) by 0.3 points.

Nina StrahmRepublican · winner
50.2%3,209
Ellis ClarkDemocrat
49.8%3,188
6,397 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+32.51972R+26.21974R+0.31978R+7.01982R+50.21984R+47.21986

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