Martha Keys

U.S. Representative
Born
August 10, 1930
Died
December 19, 2024
Age at death
94
Home state
Kansas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1974–1978
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Keys243,969
Opponents232,010
3
Elections run

Between 1974 and 1978, Martha Keys ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Keys's biggest single-election total was 88,645 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 2.

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How many votes has Martha Keys received?

Martha Keys has received 243,969 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Martha Keys’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1978U.S. HouseKansasLost70,46047.97%James E. Jeffries
1976U.S. HouseKansasWon88,64550.69%Ross Freeman
Charles V. Chuck Ijams

David N. Soggin
1974U.S. HouseKansasWon84,86455.02%John C Peterson
Daniel Scoggin
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000162) and Wikidata (Q1903065). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Martha Keys: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/martha-keys. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.