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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas Senate District 34

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Bert Chaney (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Eugene A. White (R) by 20.2 points.

Bert ChaneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%13,449
Eugene A. WhiteRepublican
39.9%8,935
22,384 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

EvenD+20.21980R+2.51984R+26.01988R+15.31992R+22.81996R+18.42000

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