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1970Final results

1970 election for Kansas House District 56

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Josephine Younkin (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas B. Fegan (R) by 33.7 points.

Josephine YounkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%2,699
Thomas B. FeganRepublican
33.1%1,337
4,036 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+0.61972D+15.91974D+2.81976D+3.31978D+8.91980D+12.71982

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