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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas Senate District 3

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Edward F. Reilly Jr. (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating John Johnson (D) by 43.7 points.

Edward F. Reilly Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
71.8%14,352
John JohnsonDemocrat
28.2%5,624
19,976 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

EvenR+43.71980R+17.91988R+3.21992D+3.91996R+7.42000R+3.72004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET