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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas House District 18

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Eugene F. Gastl (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Janet T. Rodgers (R) by 22.0 points.

Eugene F. GastlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%3,763
39.0%2,407
6,170 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+22.01972D+29.41974D+2.31976R+16.41978R+40.81980R+15.21986

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