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1970Final results

1970 election for Kansas House District 15

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Alva Lee Powell (D) won re-election with 56.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Clark (R) by 12.4 points.

Alva Lee PowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%3,465
John R. ClarkRepublican
43.8%2,703
6,168 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 1970

The seat's recent races

EvenD+8.21968D+12.41970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)