1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas House District 83
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Mike Meacham (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Paula Kopecky (D) by 30.1 points.
Mike MeachamRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%5,598
Paula KopeckyDemocrat
35.0%3,009
8,607 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