1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 59
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Charles F. Laird (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Guy W. Sessin (R) by 37.0 points.
Charles F. LairdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%4,150
Guy W. SessinRepublican
31.5%1,908
6,058 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