1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas House District 18
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
David F. Louis (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Michael W. Laster (D) by 40.8 points.
David F. LouisRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%5,900
Michael W. LasterDemocrat
29.6%2,479
8,379 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET