1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Kansas House District 119
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Edward F. Steichen (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Francis Jacobs (R) by 7.2 points.
Edward F. SteichenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%4,589
Francis JacobsRepublican · incumbent
46.4%3,973
8,562 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET