1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Kansas House District 47
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Robin D. Leach (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Ethel Louise Bjorgaard (R) by 16.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robin D. LeachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%4,398
Ethel Louise BjorgaardRepublican
42.0%3,188
7,586 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