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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas House District 13

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Irving R. Niles (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Gerald Marten (R) by 15.0 points.

Irving R. NilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%4,609
Gerald MartenRepublican
42.5%3,408
8,017 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 1980

Races before and after

EvenD+13.71978D+15.01980R+0.61982R+11.91984D+0.31986D+21.71988

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