1978Final results
1978 election for Kansas House District 79
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Jack Shriver (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating W. E. Barker (R) by 19.0 points.
Jack ShriverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%3,298
W. E. BarkerRepublican
40.5%2,247
5,545 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