1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas House District 5
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
James H. Guffey (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Ralph H. Ellis (R) by 12.1 points.
James H. GuffeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%4,375
Ralph H. EllisRepublican
44.0%3,433
7,808 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