1968Final results
1968 election for Kansas Senate District 17
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Ernest W. Strahan (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Jewel M. Ogden (D) by 27.7 points.
Ernest W. StrahanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%12,208
Jewel M. OgdenDemocrat
36.1%6,910
19,118 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