1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 8
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Jan Meyers (R) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Lee (D) by 56.8 points.
Jan MeyersRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.4%20,143
Paul LeeDemocrat
21.6%5,557
25,700 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