1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Kansas House District 5
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Fred M. Harris (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Henry Watkins (D) by 17.8 points.
Fred M. HarrisRepublican · winner
58.9%4,045
Henry WatkinsDemocrat · incumbent
41.1%2,824
6,869 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