1970Final results
1970 election for Kansas House District 8
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Dan Thiessen (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Lonnie R. Pender (D) by 28.7 points.
Dan ThiessenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.4%3,662
Lonnie R. PenderDemocrat
35.6%2,027
5,689 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