1968Final results
1968 election for Kansas House District 8
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Dan Thiessen (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Velsir (D) by 5.4 points.
Dan ThiessenRepublican · winner
52.7%3,666
Robert A. VelsirDemocrat
47.3%3,293
6,959 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