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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Kansas/KS-04
      1978·US House·Kansas·District profile →

      Kansas District 4 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Dan Glickman
      69.5%100,139 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      James Paul Litsey
      30.5%43,854 votes
      Margin
      D+39.1
      143,993 total votes
      2 candidates143,993 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Dan GlickmanDEM✓
      		DEM100,13969.5%
      James Paul LitseyREP
      		REP43,85430.5%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+23.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.5
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202437.5%60.8%R+23.3311,548
      202038.0%59.7%R+21.8324,810
      201632.3%59.2%R+26.8280,732
      201235.9%61.4%R+25.4269,450
      200839.2%58.3%R+19.1287,602

      Seat History

      US House in Kansas

      2024
      Ron EstesREP
      R+30.1
      2022
      Ron EstesREP
      R+26.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Ron EstesREP
      R+27.3
      2018
      Ron EstesREP
      R+18.9
      2016
      Mike PompeoREP
      R+31.1
      2014
      Mike PompeoREP
      R+33.3
      2012
      Mike PompeoREP
      R+30.6
      Redistricted
      2010
      Mike PompeoREP
      R+22.3
      2008
      Todd TiahrtREP
      R+31.0
      2006
      Todd TiahrtREP
      R+29.6
      2004
      Todd KinardREP
      R+35.0
      2002
      Todd TiahrtREP
      R+23.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Todd TiahrtREP
      R+12.3
      1998
      Todd TiahrtREP
      R+19.7
      1996
      Todd TiahrtREP
      R+3.5
      View all US House history for Kansas →

      Candidates

      Dan GlickmanDEM
      Record9W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1994
      US House
      Full profile →
      James Paul LitseyREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Kansas, 1978

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