1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 22
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Merrill Werts (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating William E. Sparkman (D) by 11.6 points.
Merrill WertsRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%10,907
William E. SparkmanDemocrat
44.2%8,635
19,542 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