1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 1
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
John E. Chandler (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Ray Burns (D) by 5.5 points.
John E. ChandlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%12,252
Ray BurnsDemocrat
47.2%10,965
23,217 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