1968Final results
1968 election for Kansas Senate District 1
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Steadman Ball (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Bernard E. Benton (D) by 23.5 points.
Steadman BallRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%12,396
Bernard E. BentonDemocrat
38.2%7,675
20,071 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