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1970Final results

1970 election for Kansas House District 46

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

John Peterson (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Robert N. Holmes (D) by 11.7 points.

John PetersonRepublican · winner
55.9%3,508
44.1%2,771
6,279 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

EvenR+17.51972R+4.51974D+8.71976D+14.31978D+3.11980D+12.51982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET