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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 57

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Donald E. Mainey (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Edward R. McClelland III (R) by 19.7 points.

Donald E. MaineyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%2,650
40.1%1,777
4,427 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+19.71978D+32.41982D+46.11984D+59.61986D+33.41988D+48.31990

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