1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 56
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ruth Wilkin (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Kready (R) by 3.3 points.
Ruth WilkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%2,917
Richard D. KreadyRepublican
48.4%2,732
5,649 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