1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas House District 56
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ruth Wilkin (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Davidson (R) by 8.9 points.
Ruth WilkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%3,888
Jim DavidsonRepublican
45.6%3,255
7,143 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