1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Kansas House District 68
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Gerald F. Simpson (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Caldwell (D) by 3.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gerald F. SimpsonRepublican · winner
51.5%4,198
Robert C. CaldwellDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%3,957
8,155 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