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1970Final results

1970 election for Kansas House District 73

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Lynn W. Whiteside (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Beemer (D) by 17.6 points.

Lynn W. WhitesideRepublican · winner
58.8%3,514
41.2%2,460
5,974 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+5.71976R+23.61978D+3.81980R+21.11982R+32.51984R+27.51988

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