1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas House District 42
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ambrose L. Dempsey (D) won re-election with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Albert O. Sandefur (R) by 1.1 points.
Ambrose L. DempseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%3,043
Albert O. SandefurRepublican
49.4%2,975
6,018 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)