1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Kansas House District 56
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Josephine Younkin (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Ed L. Kessinger (R) by 6.0 points.
Josephine YounkinDemocrat · winner
53.0%2,407
Ed L. KessingerRepublican · incumbent
47.0%2,134
4,541 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