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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 61

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Lloyd Polson (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Steve Boyda (D) by 28.5 points.

Lloyd PolsonRepublican · winner
64.2%4,765
Steve BoydaDemocrat
35.8%2,653
7,418 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+7.81974R+2.21976R+28.51978R+52.01980D+9.41982D+4.31984

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