1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas House District 52
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
J. B. Littlejohn (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth M. Carpenter (D) by 31.4 points.
J. B. LittlejohnRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%5,624
Kenneth M. CarpenterDemocrat
34.3%2,933
8,557 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