1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 23
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Ross O. Doyen (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Leon D. Riffel (D) by 41.4 points.
Ross O. DoyenRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%16,886
Leon D. RiffelDemocrat
29.3%6,991
23,877 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