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1984Final results

1984 election for Kansas House District 5

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Edwin H. Bideau III (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Howard (D) by 27.9 points.

Edwin H. Bideau IIIRepublican · winner
64.0%4,906
36.0%2,764
7,670 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+1.81978D+12.11980R+33.91982R+27.91984D+20.81988D+28.31992

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