1980Final results
1980 election for Kansas Senate District 9
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Paul Burke (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Gary Smith (D) by 40.3 points.
Paul BurkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%20,302
Gary SmithDemocrat
29.8%8,629
28,931 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