1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Kansas House District 51
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Sterling Waggener (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Edward L. Claycamp (D) by 21.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sterling WaggenerRepublican · winner
58.1%4,507
Edward L. ClaycampDemocrat
37.0%2,869
John E. DavisOther party
4.9%379
7,755 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