1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas House District 38
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
John F. Sutter (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Larry S. Payne (R) by 22.0 points.
John F. SutterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%4,282
Larry S. PayneRepublican
39.0%2,735
7,017 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