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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 50

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Tom Slattery (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Sharon L. Penny (D) by 35.6 points.

Tom SlatteryRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%5,024
32.2%2,386
7,410 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

EvenD+10.41972R+21.51974R+41.21976R+35.61978R+25.71980R+12.71982

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