Kansas's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Kansas's 5th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Kansas's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Robert Whittaker	Republican	74.2%	50.2
1978	Robert Whittaker	Republican	57.0%	15.7
1976	Joe Skubitz	Republican	60.7%	24.5

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Whittaker Won	REP	141,029	74.21%
David L. Miller	DEM	45,676	24.03%
Jack C. Blackwell	OTH	3,342	1.76%
Total		190,047

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Whittaker Won	REP	86,011	57.05%
Donald L. Allegrucci	DEM	62,402	41.39%
Jack C. Blackwell	NAP	2,353	1.56%
Total		150,766

1976

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Skubitz Won	REP	109,573	60.66%
Virgil Leon Olson	DEM	65,340	36.17%
Glen L. Rutherford	AMP	5,712	3.16%
Total		180,625

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Kansas's 5th congressional district?

Robert Whittaker won in 1980 by 50.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.