1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas House District 38
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
John F. Sutter (D) won re-election with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Art Smith (R) by 33.5 points.
John F. SutterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%4,681
Art SmithRepublican
33.3%2,334
7,015 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)