1970Final results
1970 election for Kansas House District 49
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Laverne H. Spears (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Athon (D) by 10.5 points.
Laverne H. SpearsRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%4,697
Robert E. AthonDemocrat
44.7%3,803
8,500 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