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1970Final results

1970 election for Kansas House District 86

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

James Holderman (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Evelyn Whitcomb (R) by 25.9 points.

James HoldermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%2,683
Evelyn WhitcombRepublican
37.0%1,579
4,262 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

EvenR+14.91972D+5.61974D+7.61976R+16.91978R+33.21980D+7.81982

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