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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 52

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

J. B. Littlejohn (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Barbara (D) by 3.8 points.

J. B. LittlejohnRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%4,054
48.1%3,756
7,810 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+15.11972R+23.71974R+9.61976R+3.81978R+31.41980R+0.51982

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