1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 11
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Jim Allen (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Dorothy B. Chaney (D) by 12.7 points.
Jim AllenRepublican · winner
55.7%13,376
Dorothy B. ChaneyDemocrat
43.0%10,335
Dale L. CareyOther party
1.3%302
24,013 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