1968Final results
1968 election for Kansas House District 42
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
James P. Buchele (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Buddy Dawson (R) by 25.7 points.
James P. BucheleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%4,047
Buddy DawsonRepublican
37.2%2,393
6,440 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET