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1978 Kansas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Kansas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert Bob Whittaker won the 1978 Kansas U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert Bob Whittaker received 86,011 popular votes (57.05%). The main challenger was Don Allegrucci (41.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Whittaker and Allegrucci

Whittaker +15.7 pts · won by 23,609 votes
Robert Bob WhittakerRepublicanWINNER57.05%
86,011 votes
Don AllegrucciDemocratic41.39%
62,402 votes
Jack C. Blackwellprohibition1.56%
2,353 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.