1970Final results
1970 election for Kansas House District 85
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Robert B. Madden (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Larry Saunders (R) by 4.0 points.
Robert B. MaddenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.0%2,454
Larry SaundersRepublican
48.0%2,265
4,719 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