1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 40
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Richard G. Gannon (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Ralph D. Walker (R) by 10.1 points.
Richard G. GannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%13,807
Ralph D. WalkerRepublican
44.9%11,265
25,072 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