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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas Senate District 38

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Charlie Angell (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating E. Dean Shelor (D) by 22.3 points.

Charlie AngellRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%13,528
38.8%8,593
22,121 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+22.31980R+17.91984D+7.31988R+14.21992R+52.41996R+33.02000

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