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1980Final results

1980 election for Kansas Senate District 39

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Leroy A. Hayden (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Lysle A. Davidson Jr. (R) by 18.8 points.

Leroy A. HaydenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%11,609
40.6%7,936
19,545 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+7.51976D+18.81980R+34.11992R+58.21996R+66.92016R+60.42024

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