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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas House District 19

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Wendell Lady (R) won with 80.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas Long (D) by 61.1 points.

Wendell LadyRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.6%6,735
Thomas LongDemocrat
19.4%1,626
8,361 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+53.81978R+61.11980R+30.61982R+24.51988R+22.21990R+27.91992

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