1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 12
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Robert V. Talkington (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth M. Monroe (D) by 29.3 points.
Robert V. TalkingtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%15,454
Kenneth M. MonroeDemocrat
35.3%8,449
23,903 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