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1970Final results

1970 election for Kansas House District 53

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Glee Jones (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Bernard E. Benton (D) by 11.3 points.

Glee JonesRepublican · winner
55.7%3,285
44.3%2,617
5,902 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

EvenD+19.51972D+47.41974D+20.81978D+18.01980D+42.41982D+38.61984

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