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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas House District 47

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

William C. Stutz (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Kenneth L. Althaus (R) by 6.0 points.

William C. StutzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%3,718
47.0%3,296
7,014 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+6.01972R+0.91974D+12.41976R+2.11978D+16.01980D+13.11982

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