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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Kansas House District 13

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Irving R. Niles (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Gene Steffes (R) by 18.0 points.

Irving R. NilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%4,572
Gene SteffesRepublican · incumbent
41.0%3,177
7,749 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

EvenD+13.71978D+15.01980R+0.61982R+11.91984D+0.31986D+21.71988

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