1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 18
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Elwaine F. Pomeroy (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Mettner Jr. (D) by 28.4 points.
Elwaine F. PomeroyRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%13,500
John R. Mettner Jr.Democrat
35.8%7,522
21,022 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