1984Final results
1984 election for Kansas's 3rd District
U.S. House · Kansas
Jan Meyers (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating John E. "jack" Reardon (D) by 14.8 points.
Jan MeyersRepublican · winner
54.8%117,159
John E. "jack" ReardonDemocrat
39.9%85,441
John S. Ralph Jr.Independent
5.3%11,302
213,902 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John E. "jack" ReardonJan Meyers
$276.7K
Raised by the campaign
$445.8K
$274K
Spent by the campaign
$444.4K
$2.7K
Cash on hand
$1.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: John S. Ralph Jr. $29.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1984.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1984