1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 5
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
James H. Guffey (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Edwin H. Bideau III (R) by 1.8 points.
James H. GuffeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%2,910
Edwin H. Bideau IIIRepublican
49.1%2,808
5,718 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