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1978Final results

1978 election for Kansas House District 70

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

William Novak (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Beki Perkins (D) by 20.1 points.

William NovakRepublican · winner
60.0%3,806
Beki PerkinsDemocrat
40.0%2,534
6,340 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+30.71972R+29.61974R+20.11978R+48.61982R+46.21986R+55.31988

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