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1978 election for Kansas House District 73

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Jayne Aylward (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff King (D) by 23.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Jayne AylwardRepublican · winner
61.8%3,445
Jeff KingDemocrat
38.2%2,131
5,576 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+5.71976R+23.61978D+3.81980R+21.11982R+32.51984R+27.51988

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