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1980 election for Kansas Senate District 10

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

August Gus Bogina Jr. (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Frank Smith (D) by 13.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

August Gus Bogina Jr.Republican · winner
56.7%14,571
Frank SmithDemocrat · incumbent
43.3%11,110
25,681 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

EvenD+1.51976R+13.51980R+18.41988R+2.31992R+19.81996R+18.42000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET