1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Kansas House District 18
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Eugene F. Gastl (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating James W. Dahl (R) by 17.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Eugene F. GastlDemocrat · winner
58.6%3,367
James W. DahlRepublican · incumbent
41.4%2,380
5,747 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET