1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Kansas House District 50
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
John C. Bottenberg (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Oscar J. B. Nowlin (R) by 10.4 points.
John C. BottenbergDemocrat · winner
55.2%4,069
Oscar J. B. NowlinRepublican · incumbent
44.8%3,303
7,372 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