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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 54

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Bill Bunten (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Griffith (D) by 35.0 points.

Bill BuntenRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%4,587
32.5%2,211
6,798 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+11.11974R+5.91976R+35.01978R+25.41980R+29.61982R+15.41984

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