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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas House District 16

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

James E. Lowther (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Michael G. Fullington (D) by 16.8 points.

James E. LowtherRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%4,593
41.6%3,271
7,864 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

EvenR+14.21974R+8.91976R+16.81980R+57.71988R+44.71990R+42.41992

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